Table 1.

Inclusion criteria of the systematic review.

Publication
Language	English
Time period	January 1984–November 2023
Subject	Human studies
Study type	Retrospective
	Prospective
	Case-control
	Cohort
Excluded	Case-report
	Case series (<10 patients)
	Editorials
	Letters
	Grey Literature
Keywords	anorectal malformation
	posterior sagittal anorectoplasty
	one stage
	single stage
	laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty