Items tagged “congenital”
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Intestinal malrotation
Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anatomical anomaly that results from an abnormal rotation of the gut as it returns to the abdominal cavity during embryogenesis.
In incomplete rotation, the midgut does not rotate more than 180°, thus cephalad (prearterial or proximal) portion of the midgu...
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Double superior vena cava
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20 Mar 2009
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Mucopolysaccharidoses
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29 Mar 2009
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Pelviureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction
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05 Apr 2009
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Duodenal web
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06 Apr 2009
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Barium
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Atrial septal defect
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the second most common congenital heart defect after ventricular septal defect (VSD). Diagnosis is often delayed until adulthood when complications arise such as atrial arrhythmias or pulmonary hypertension. The radiologist may be the first to suggest the diagnosis ...
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a type of cardiomyopathy defined by left ventricular hypertrophy which cannot otherwise be explained by another cardiac or systemic disease. It is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in infants, teenagers, and young adults.
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Although hypert...
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Membranous choanal atresia
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11 Sep 2009
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Transposition of the great arteries
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA), also known as transposition of the great vessels (TGV), is the most common cyanotic congenital cardiac anomaly presenting during the newborn period, with cyanosis in the first 24 hours of life.
It occurs as a result of ventriculoarterial discordance, w...
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Cardiac rhabdomyoma
Cardiac rhabdomyomas are a type of benign myocardial tumor and are considered the most common fetal cardiac tumor. They have a strong association with tuberous sclerosis.
Epidemiology
Cardiac rhabdomyomas are often multiple and can represent up to 90% of cardiac tumors in the pediatric populat...
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Sprengel deformity
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11 Nov 2009
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Atrial septal defect
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06 Jan 2010
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18q deletion syndrome
18q deletion syndrome is a rare chromosomal anomaly where there is a deletion of part of the long arm of chromosome 18. Associated symptoms and findings vary widely, as do their severity. Characteristic clinical features include short stature, intellectual disability, hypotonia, facial, and dist...
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Aberrant left pulmonary artery
Aberrant left pulmonary artery, also known as pulmonary sling, represents an anatomical variant characterized by the left pulmonary artery arising from the right pulmonary artery and passing above the right main bronchus and in between the trachea and esophagus to reach the left lung. It may lea...
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Sacral agenesis
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21 Sep 2010
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Crossed-fused renal ectopia
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20 Oct 2010
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Midgut volvulus
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11 Dec 2010
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Bladder exstrophy
Bladder exstrophy (also known as ectopia vesicae) refers to a herniation of the urinary bladder through an anterior abdominal wall defect. The severity of these defects is widely variable.
Epidemiology
The estimated incidence of bladder exstrophy is 1:10,000-50,000 live births 3,5. There is a ...
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Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
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18 May 2011
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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration
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14 Jul 2011
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