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Kim, Kim, Kang, Park, Park, and Jun: A case of successful vaginal delivery in a patient with a repair of an imperforate anus
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2012; 55(12): 963-965.

Published online: 18 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.12.963

A case of successful vaginal delivery in a patient with a repair of an imperforate anus

Hye Young Kim, MD, Eunjin Kim, MD, Minji Kang, MD, Chan-Wook Park, MD, PhD, Joong Shin Park, MD, PhD, Jong Kwan Jun, MD, PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Joong Shin Park, MD, PhD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2072-3199, Fax: +82-2-762-3599, jsparkmd@snu.ac.kr

Received 30 May 2012       Revised 31 August 2012       Accepted 6 September 2012

Copyright © 2012. Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Abstract

As a general recommendation, women with a repair of an imperforate anus are candidates for vaginal deliveries if no contraindications exist. The adequacy (size and scarring) of the perineal body should be assessed by the obstetricians before making that decision. Together with a brief review of literature, we report a successful case of vaginal delivery in a woman with a repair of imperforate anus.

Keywords: Imperforate anus, Repair, Vaginal delivery

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Fig. 1
A perineal view of vagina of a patient. There is no vaginal septum, vaginal agenesis and scarring in genital tract. However there is anus near vaginal outlet (arrow).
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