Prediction of anorectal malformations with bladder‐neck/urethral‐prostatic fistula using classification and regression tree analysis

• Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 436 - 444
• Main Authors: Yuan, Peng, Feng, Wei, Huang, Yao, Wang, Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anal Canal; Anorectal; anorectal malformations; Anorectal Malformations - diagnostic imaging; Bladder; Classification; classification and regression tree; Fistula; Fistulae; Humans; Infant, Newborn; invertogram; Male; Model accuracy; Neck; Neonates; Perineum; Prediction models; Rectum - surgery; Regression analysis; Regression models; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity analysis; surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; ultrasound; Urethral Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder - diagnostic imaging; anorectal malformations; classification and regression tree; invertogram; ultrasound; surgery

Background The anorectal malformations (ARMs) with bladder‐neck/urethral‐prostatic fistula in males are the most complex groups in ARMs. It is essential to diagnose them effectively before the primary operation for both surgical modalities and future functional prognosis can be quite different from...