AUTHOR=Cheng Huiyan , Wang Zhichao , Zhao Qiang , Zhu He , Xu Tianmin 

TITLE=Perineal Groove: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2018

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2018.00227

DOI=10.3389/fped.2018.00227

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=Perineal groove is a rare anoperineal congenital malformation and usually effect on newborn females. It is unknown to many clinicians and is usually leading to misdiagnosis. The pathogenesis of perineal is not clear. There are a few cases reported in current medical literature. The perineal groove of two new born babies were described in this report and the literature of cases on perineal groove were also reviewed and analyzed to improve the recognition of this disease.