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  • 1 General Surgery, Malacca General Hospital, Malacca, MYS
Cureus, 2025 Feb;17(2):e79622.
PMID: 40008107 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.79622

Abstract

Anorectal malformations (ARMs) is a congenital abnormality that is commonly seen in newborns without a normal or ectopic anal opening. H-type fistula is a rare subtype and is commonly diagnosed in females after a history of passing stool from the vagina which may be the first and only sign of an underlying ARM which necessitates further diagnostic modalities, treatment, and follow-up. These children may have a normal anal opening. We report on a rare case of rectovaginal fistula presenting with a left labial abscess.

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