[Age features of some structural characteristics of anal glands in children]. / Vozrastnye osobnnosti nekotorykh strukturnykh kharakteristik anal'nykh zhelez u detei.

Basing on macro-microscopical investigation of the anal canal of 24 children from newborns up to 12 years, structure and topography of the anal glands were studied. It was demonstrated that anal glands were arranged in rows or individually. Total number of anal glands varies from 8 to 12. The length of these glands major region increased from 0.41 mm in newborns to 0.84 mm in 8-12 years old children. In this period the total number of alveoli in gland's section increases from 7 to 18. Excretory ducts form flectures and open up in the bottom or in the walls of the anal sinuses.