2002-01-30-14 Imperforated anus © Necas www.thefetus.net/
Imperforated anus
Martin Necas, MD
Hamilton, New Zealand
This is a 37-year-old multipara. A 19 week sonogram at another diagnostic centre was unremarkable. She presented at 26 weeks with massive antepartum hemorrhage. An ultrasound examination demonstrated:




The placenta was thick and dotted of echogenic spots:

The diagnostic impression was anorectal atresia +/- meconium peritonitis. The fetus was delivered two days later and an imperforate anus was confirmed (a small cutaneous fistula was noted). Further, some degree of lumbar spine dysraphism was also noted.
An anus was created. A follow-up renal examination demonstrate a hypertrophied left kidney (48mm) and a very small right kidney (25mm), round, and in an ectopic (right paraumbilical) location