T2-based magnetic resonance genitography in children with complex anorectal malformations: experience at a tertiary pediatric hospital in Latin America.

In children with anorectal malformations (ARMs), it is essential to have a diagnostic imaging method that helps with the evaluation of the internal anatomy. In patients with a persistent cloaca, an ARM variant, in which the measurement of the urethral channel and common channel determines surgical management, there are multiple options for imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an excellent method for this purpose, from which accurate measurements of channel length can be obtained.

[Acute pancreatitis in childhood by choledocal stone in a choledocal cyst. Case report].

Acute pancreatitis is a known complication of choledochal cysts. It is associated with changes in the biliopancreatic junction and with intra-cystic gallstones. We describe a case of pancreatitis and biliary obstruction caused by choledochal cyst type IVa complicated with obstruction by biliary stones in a 2 year old infant.