Saeki M
Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1984 Sep;85(9):1196-200.
Although an excellent classification of anorectal anomalies was proposed by Stephens and Smith in 1970, some problems came out when this classification was adopted to the clinical materials. In 1974, a study group on anorectal anomalies was formed in Japan to collect cases enough to undertake further investigation on the classification of anorectal anomaly. A registration form was defined in that year with standardization of technics and indications for clinical and roentgenological investigations. Through studies of the group, some aspects on the classification was reported on the Journal of Pediatric Surgery in 1982 with comments to the "International" classification. Recently, the study group also arranged a standard for the clinical assessment of the function of the anus and published it in the Journal of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons in 1982. Approximately 800 cases have been collected and analysed by the study group to date. Group study will continue to propel studies on anorectal anomalies and to improve results of surgical treatments.
尽管斯蒂芬斯和史密斯在1970年提出了一种出色的肛门直肠畸形分类法，但在将该分类法应用于临床资料时出现了一些问题。1974年，日本成立了一个肛门直肠畸形研究小组，以收集足够的病例，以便对肛门直肠畸形的分类进行进一步研究。同年确定了一份登记表，对临床和放射学检查的技术及适应证进行了标准化。通过该小组的研究，1982年在《小儿外科杂志》上报告了分类的一些方面，并对“国际”分类法进行了评论。最近，该研究小组还制定了肛门功能临床评估标准，并于1982年发表在《日本小儿外科学会杂志》上。迄今为止，该研究小组已收集并分析了约800例病例。小组研究将继续推动肛门直肠畸形的研究，并改善手术治疗效果。
