Long-term functional outcome and quality of life in patients with high imperforate anus.

Purpose: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are associated with a large number of functional sequale that may affect a child's long-term quality of life (QOL). The purposes of this study were to better quantify patient functional stooling outcome and to identify how these outcomes related to the QOL in patients with high imperforate anus.

Methods: Forty-eight patients from 2 children's hospitals underwent scoring of stooling after 4 years of life.