Appendicostomy in Preschool Children with Anorectal Malformation: Successful Early Bowel Management with a High Frequency of Minor Complications

Table 2

The comorbidity among the 17 children 1–6 years old who were operated on with appendicostomy.

Type of comorbidity	Number of children (17)
Without comorbidity	0
Spinal cord malformation, neurogenic urinary bladder, or syndromes	17
Syndrome or neurological impairment	4
Mb Down 2, autism 1, or mitochondrial disease 1
Spinal cord malformation	10
Tethered cord 4, caudal regression 5, or skeletal anomalies 10
Neurogenic urinary bladder	15
Urinary tract anomalies	5
Single kidney 2, VUR 5
Cardiac malformations	5
Gynecological malformations	3
Bicorn uterus 3, cloaca 2
Male genital anomalies	3
Hypospadia 1, undescended testicle 2
Tracheal stenosis	1
Skeletal anomalies	3
Gastrointestinal anomaly	3
Esophageal atresia 1, duodenal atresia 1, or duodenal stenosis 1
VACTERL	8