Split notochord syndrome presenting with meningomyelocoele and dorsal enteric fistula.
Split notochord syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly. We present the history of a 16-day-old male infant who presented to us with a lumbosacral meningomyelocoele and a dorsal enteric fistula along with the cleft of lower vertebrae. Review of the literature, has revealed eight such cases with very few survivals. We successfully treated the patient.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009672:Notochord; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome