title: Congenital microgastria in an infant with the VACTERL association.
abstract: A patient with microgastria and the VACTERL association is presented. The association of widespread anomalies with microgastria in our patient strongly suggests that such anomalies may all result from mesodermal deficiencies caused by defective migration at the primitive streak stage during the 3rd to 4th week of embryogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urushihara
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001344:Autopsy; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities*