title: Colon atresia and frontal encephalocele: a rare association.
abstract: The association of colonic atresia with craniofacial anomalies has been well described and probably represents a malformative event that occurs in the early embryonal period. We present a case of an infant with colonic atresia and a frontal encephalocele and believe this to be a newly reported association. We review possible pathogenic mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Alder Hey Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK. sotirios.siminas@alderhey.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siminas
authors.forename: Sasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burn
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology* / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000196:embryology; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000196:embryology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2