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Enterolithiasis with imperforate anus

Report of two cases with sonographic demonstration and occurrence in a female

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Enterolithiasis has been previously described as a plain film finding of rectovesical or rectourethral fistula in patients with anorectal malformation. Two cases of enterolithiasis with anorectal malformation are described in which the intraluminal nature of the calcifications was identified using ultrasound. The use of ultrasound for this purpose has not been previously reported to our knowledge. This simple, noninvasive technique permits antenatal differentiation between enterolithasis and meconium peritonitis in some patients and can suggest the prenatal diagnosis of rectourinary communication when enterolithasis is present. In addition, one of our cases occurred in a female. The entity of enterolithasis with inperforate anus in a female has not been previously reported.

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  1. Department of Radiology, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

    B. Savader, J. Barnes & S. Savader

  2. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine University of Florida, 12901 North 30th Street, Box 17, 33612-4799, Tampa, FL, USA

    S. Anderson

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Anderson, S., Savader, B., Barnes, J. et al. Enterolithiasis with imperforate anus. Pediatr Radiol 18, 130–133 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387556

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