Repositioning the misplaced colostomy for high imperforate anus: report of a new technique

The case of a 2-year-old boy with high imperforate anus and an incorrectly positioned colostomy (in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen) is presented. To relieve the resulting tension on the distal rectosigmoid colon and to allow for its use in a combined pull-through and posterior sagittal anorectoplasty, the colostomy was moved to the subumbilical area.