2007-01-23 03:47:14 · 11 answers · asked by Boom-bah 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The answer is yes. This rare condition is called imperforate anus and is diagnosed at birth on the first examination. It can simply be a matter of the large bowel not reaching the skin where a simple operation is performed to correct this. However there can be more serious complications such as genital tract involvement and sometimes cardiac abnormalities. For instance some cases involve the large bowel opening being in the genital tract rather than to the outside world. These babies obviously require urgent surgery and ongoing investigations to determine the extent of the problem. Sometimes a temporary colostomy needs to be performed to enable the baby to eliminate waste products while further investigations take place and future surgery is planned.
2007-01-23 04:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by dave s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies have been born without every organ or unformed organs (which would be the case here). A rectum is too specialized an organ to be surgically "duplicated" so the baby would have to have to be given a colostomy (external opening in his abdomen for eliminating waste). More than you wanted to know?
2007-01-23 03:56:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sure.. its not all that uncommon for a baby to be born without an anal opening, but absence of the entire rectum i'd say is rare.. but im sure its happened.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site584/mainpageS584P0.html
2007-01-23 03:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by Mina222 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of my pals was born without one, and they had to perform a surgery and "drill" one when he was a day old. He was perfectly fine after that!
Anything can happen, nature is weird.
2007-01-23 06:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by DM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this link about the issue. Hope it helps.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site584/mainpageS584P0.html
2007-01-23 03:51:47 · answer #5 · answered by CHatch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Terrell Owens was born without a rectum, which is why he's full of $hit. ;-)
2007-01-23 03:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by Jersey Giant 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yes, this is called and imperforate anus. It happens in about 1 in every 1,800 births.
2007-01-23 03:52:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can happen and it requires surgery shortly after birth.
2007-01-23 03:50:57 · answer #8 · answered by Nurse Jacqui 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Bee Gees, which is why they sing the way they do.
One day the pressure will be too much and they will explode.
2007-01-23 03:49:49 · answer #9 · answered by Buck Flair 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes, so, they surgically give one.
2007-01-23 05:44:09 · answer #10 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋