Perineal Groove: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Perineal groove is a rare anoperineal congenital malformation disease that usually affects newborn females. It is unknown to many clinicians, which usually leads to misdiagnosis. The pathogenesis of perineal groove is not clear, and there are few cases reported in the current medical literature. Per...

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Published inFrontiers in pediatrics Vol. 6; p. 227
Main Authors Cheng, Huiyan, Wang, Zhichao, Zhao, Qiang, Zhu, He, Xu, Tianmin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 15.08.2018
Subjects
congenital abnormality
neonatal
Pediatrics
perineal groove
perineal raphe
treatment
neonatal
treatment
perineal groove
congenital abnormality
perineal raphe
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Summary:Perineal groove is a rare anoperineal congenital malformation disease that usually affects newborn females. It is unknown to many clinicians, which usually leads to misdiagnosis. The pathogenesis of perineal groove is not clear, and there are few cases reported in the current medical literature. Perineal grooves in two newborn babies were described in this report, and the literature on perineal groove was also reviewed and analyzed to improve the recognition of this disease.
Bibliography:These authors have contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors
Edited by: Francesco Morini, Bambino Gesù Ospedale Pediatrico (IRCCS), Italy
Reviewed by: Paola Midrio, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Italy; Carlos Albert Reck-Burneo, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
This article was submitted to Pediatric Surgery, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics
ISSN:2296-2360
2296-2360
DOI:10.3389/fped.2018.00227