ANAL ATRESIA DIAGNOSIS |
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Usually a physician can make an obvious
visual diagnosis of anal atesia right after birth. Occasionally,
however, anal atresia is missed until the baby is fed and signs of
intestinal obstruction appear. At the end of the first or second day,
the abdomen swells and there is vomiting of fecal material. To
determine the type of anal atresia and the exact position, x rays
will be taken which include injecting opaque dye into the opening.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography scans (CT),
as well as ultrasound, are the imaging techniques used to determine
the type and size of the anal atresia. Ultrasound uses sound waves,
CT scans pass x rays through the body at different angles, and an
MRI uses a magnetic field and radio waves. |
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