ArticleBirth defects research2023
Prevalence and mortality among children with anorectal malformation: A multi-country analysis.
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- ARM in ARM? Investigating the co-occurrence of anorectal malformations and labioscrotal anomalies.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Pooled it
- Global birth prevalence of major congenital anomalies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Indirect evidence for the volume-outcome relationship for corrective surgery for anorectal malformations using the IQWIG V24-07 rapid report methodology.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
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- Identification of potential causative gene of anorectal malformation : Short title: causative gene of anorectal malformation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Development of nomogram model based on LASSO-Logistic regression for predicting postoperative undernutrition to complex anorectal malformation: a pilot exploratory study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Laparoscopically assisted versus open colostomy for anorectal malformations: a comparison of postoperative outcomes.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Comparing the profile of patients with anorectal malformations and delayed presentation of anorectal malformations in the Johannesburg paediatric colorectal clinic: a retrospective study.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Anorectal prolapse after anorectal reconstruction: Incidence and risk factors according to the ARM-Net Consortium.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Urogenital anomalies in children with anorectal malformations: a single institution observational study.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Anorectal malformations.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Sexual function and fertility in young female adults surgically treated for anorectal malformations.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in Iran.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2024Article
- Bowel function, urinary tract function, and health-related quality of life in males with anorectal malformations.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of Telehealth Utilization for Bowel Management Programs in Pediatric Colorectal Surgery.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The European Anorectal Malformation Network (ARM-Net) patient registry: 10-year review of clinical and surgical characteristics.The British journal of surgery · 2024Review
- Clinical characteristics of congenital heart defects in mild congenital anorectal malformation: single-centre experience.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeWe examined the total prevalence, trends in prevalence, and age-specific mortality among individuals with anorectal malformation (ARM)
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from 24 population- and hospital-based birth defects surveillance programs affiliated with the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR) from 18 countries and for births from 1974 to 2014. We estimated pooled and program-specific total prevalence per 10,000 total births. Poisson regression was used to assess time trends in prevalence from 2001 to 2012 when most programs contributed data. We calculated selected age-specific proportions of deaths, stratified by case status
resultsThe pooled total prevalence of ARM was 3.26 per 10,000 total births (95% Confidence Interval = 3.19, 3.32) for birth years 1974-2014. About 60% of cases were multiple or syndromic. Prevalence of multiple, syndromic, and stillborn cases decreased from 2001 to 2012. The first week mortality proportion was 12.5%, 3.2%, 28.3%, and 18.2% among all, isolated, multiple, and syndromic cases, respectively
conclusionsARM is relatively rare, with multiple and syndromic cases showing decreasing prevalence during the study period. Mortality is a concern during the first week of life, and especially among multiple and syndromic cases. Our descriptive epidemiological findings increase our understanding of geographic variation in the prevalence of ARM and can be used to plan needed clinical services. Exploring factors influencing prevalence and mortality among individuals with ARM could inform future studies.
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