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PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 5 May 2002, pp. 961-965

EXPERIENCE AND REASON

Is It More Than Just Constipation?

We report an infant presenting with constipation, whose history and physical examination initiated the investigation that led to the diagnosis of the Currarino triad in the proband and 2 other family members.

Rani S. Gereige, MD, MPH

University of South Florida
Department of Pediatrics
All Children’s Hospital
St Petersburg, FL 33701

Jaime L. Frias, MD

Birth Defects Center
University of South Florida
Department of Pediatrics
Tampa, FL 33606

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Key Words: constipation • anal stenosis • Currarino triad • presacral mass • sacral hypoplasia

Abbreviations: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging

Received for publication Feb 26, 2001; Accepted Oct 24, 2001.


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