Patterns and treatment outcomes of anorectal malformations in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

Retrospective study of 78 ARM patients in Uganda showing 63% presented late (>48h after birth), with vestibular fistula most common overall and rectourethral fistula most common in males. Despite delayed definitive surgery (median 11 months) and resource constraints, continence outcomes were good (62.5% in patients ≥3 years), though 20% had associated anomalies with increased mortality risk.