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Fistula tract partially lined by stratified squamous epithelium and partially by stratified columnar epithelium (H&E, 40).
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An anorectal-vestibular fistula without an imperforate anus in female infants is a rare clinical condition. This report is based on a series of 3 female infants who had fistulous communication between the bowel and the vestibule coexisting with a normal anus. Redness of the external genitalia over the labia major was the initial symptom in all 3 ca...
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... sigmoid colostomy was first done to control the inflammation. The fistula was totally excised through a perineal incision 1 month later. The diameter of the abnormal opening at the vestibule was 0.2 cm. The external opening was about 1 cm from the anal verge. Histological exami- nation revealed squamous epithelium in the wall of the fistula (Fig. 1). Serial follow-up revealed normal anal function and no recurrent ...
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