INTRODUCTION Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung is an uncommon cause of respiratory distress in neonates and babies. The disorder is usually diagnosed in the neonatal period and the first two years of life. This anomaly has been described in association with bronchopulmonary sequestration, extralobar intra-abdominal sequestration or bronchial atresia in live and stillborn ba...

Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine August 2009; 12 (3) Introduction Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is an uncommon fetal lung anomaly involving cystic changes to the terminal bronchioles. The condition requires close monitoring during the antenatal period with ultrasound in addition to input from the neonatal and paediatric surgical teams. This case study involves ...

introduction: congenital gastrointestinal (gi) malformation occurs due to mal development of gi organs. the diagnosis is based on clinical exam and radiography. the aim of this study was to determine prevalence of gastrointestinal anomalies in imam reza hospital deliveries mashhad, iran. materials and methods: in retrospective descriptive study for one year since 1.8.1391 all deliveries in our ...

Cryptophthalmos is the congenital absence of eyelid with skin passing continuously from the head to the cheeks over a malformed eye. The term cryptophthalmos was coined by Zehender and Manz in 1872, when they first described a patient with bilateral cryptophthalmos and multiple congenital anomalies(l). In 1962 Fraser described 4 cases of cryptophthalmos and multiple malformations in two sibship...

Retinal detachment with a break at the pars plicata associated with congenital malformation of lens-zonule-ciliary body complex is rare; most reports are of young Japanese male patients with atopic dermatitis. The present case report is the first to describe the condition in a Chinese patient with no atopic dermatitis or trauma history. A 22-year-old male presented with blurred vision in the le...

congenital hepatic fibrosis (chf) is a developmental disorder of the biliary system, characterized by defective remodeling of the ductal plate. herein a family of three children, from consanguineous parents, with minor thalassemia is presented who suffered from congenital hepatic fibrosis (chf). prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are necessary to avoid further complications in the affec...

congenital malformation (cm) will begin to emerge as one of the major childhood health problems .treatment and rehabilitation of children with congenital malformations are costly and complete recovery is usually impossible. the aim of this study was to determine frequency of cm in yazd central city of the islamic republic of iran to find out if there has been any difference in the rate and type...

To cite: Sharp C, Jackson J, Hands G. Thorax Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013203708 A 31-year-old man presented with recurrent chest pain. CT coronary arteriography (figure 1) demonstrated a well-defined area of hypertransradiancy at the left lung base supplied by a large artery arising from the thoracic aorta (figure 2) with no normal bronchial...

UNLABELLED Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare disorder consisting of a port-wine nevus in the distribution of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve and central nervous system malformations. Facial cutaneous vascular malformation, seizures, and glaucoma are among the most common symptoms and signs. The syndrome results from malformation of the cerebral vasculature located within the pia mat...

Müllerian duct anomalies are rare in the general population, occurring less than 3% of women, but much more prevalent female patients with anorectal malformation, up to 30% these patients. Unicornuate uterus a rudimentary non-communicating horn is congenital anomaly development which can be seen isolation or conjunction other anomalies, several case reports described VACTERL association. These ...