First Trimester Diagnosis of VACTERL Association
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First Trimester Diagnosis of VACTERL Association
VACTERL association (OMIM 192350) is a non-random combination of multiple congenital malformations including vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal and limb anomalies. The wide spectrum of defects suggests the occurrence of defective development during early embryogenesis. The authors report a case of a complex polymalformative association detected by ultrasound in the first trimest...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinics and Practice
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2039-7283
DOI: 10.4081/cp.2013.e5