VACTERL association with a cleft hand.
Regarding radial ray deficiency, several reports suggest that preaxial limb anomalies occur frequently, while postaxial limb anomalies and cleft hand (split-hands) are rarely associated with VACTERL. We describe a rare clinical case of VACTERL with cleft hand and a number of visceral anomalies.
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Noriko
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo General Hospital, Chuou-ku Kita 11 Nishi 13, Sapporo 060-8604, Japan. megane-11@ima.me-h.ne.jp
Igawa
Hiroharu H
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Sugihara
Tsuneki
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017689:Polydactyly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000235:genetics