Pulmonary Agenesis/Hypoplasia associated with Renal Dysplasia and Persistent Cloaca. Is It on a Spectrum of the so-called Potter's Syndrome?
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Agenesis of the lung is not an uncommon anomaly, and when it is an isolated finding, it is compatible with even normal life (Hochberg & Naclerio 1955; Netterville 1957; Van Loon & Diamond 1962; Shenoy 1979). Hundreds of cases were reported in the world literature (Oyama et al. 1953; Valle 1955; Booth & Berry 1967; Maltz & Nadas 1968; Borja et al. 1970). Various associated malformations are common. Recently we experienced a case of unilateral pulmonary agenesis and contralateral hypoplasia associated with bilateral renal dysplasia, cloacal anomaly, intracardiac anomaly, and hydrocephalus. The exact cause of this anomaly is unknown, but the association of other major malformations lead us to speculate the pathogenic mechanism.
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