[Anatomic and tomodensitometric study of the levator ani muscle in infants]

A double anatomic and computed tomographic study of the muscle levator ani has been performed in pediatric patients. In or study, we have used frozen anatomical specimens. The anatomic and computed tomographic sections have been made strictly comparable, every 3 millimeters. These actions provide the normal computed tomographic aspect of the muscle levator ani. This anatomic study may have a direct application in the evaluation of imperforate anus, which is often difficult to diagnose : it allows a more precise determination of the level of the terminal rectal pouch compared to the level of the levator ani.