Sirenomelia with Oesophageal Atresia: A Rare Association
Published: February 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4044
Pragati Aditya Sathe, Ratnaprabha Kundlikrao Ghodke, Bhuvaneshwari Mahendra Kandalkar
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Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
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Professor, Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Pragati Aditya Sathe,
A/7, Jeevan Sudha Society, C.D. Barfiwala Road, Andheri West, Mumbai-400058, India.
Phone: 9324045123, E-mail: pragativk@yahoo.com
We are reporting a rare case of sirenomelia with oesophageal atresia. Sirenomelia is a lethal sporadic defect of which lower gastrointestinal tract anomalies are characteristic findings. Respiratory and upper gastrointestinal tract malformations like oesophageal atresia occur in about 20-35% of cases. Though its occurrence has been described, it has been reported only rarely. This report aims at describing this uncommon association along with its histological features.
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