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BACKGROUND The vertebral defect, anal atresia, cardiac defect, tracheoesophageal fistula/esophageal atresia, renal defect, and limb defect association and Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome are rare conditions. We aimed to present two cases with the vertebral defect, anal atresia, cardiac defect, tracheoesophageal fistula/esophageal atresia, renal defect, and limb defect association and Ma...

More than 99% of ovarian follicles undergo atresia in mammals, but the mechanism of follicular atresia remains to be elucidated. In this study, we explored microRNA (miRNA) regulation of follicular atresia in porcine ovary. A miRNA expression profile was constructed for healthy, early atretic, and progressively atretic follicles, and the differentially expressed miRNAs were selected and analyze...

The morphology of the central pulmonary artery was studied by selective angiography in 21 previously unoperated patients (aged 11 days-21 years, median 4 years) with pulmonary atresia associated with various types of congenital heart disease. Angiographic findings were confirmed at operation in 10 patients. There was juxtaductal obstruction of the left pulmonary artery in two thirds of the pati...

intrahepatic bile ducts in the vicinity of the porta hepatis in biliarv atresia. Tohokuj Exp Med 1976;118: 199-207. 3 Gautier M, Eliot N. Extrahepatic biliary atresia. Morphological study of 98 biliary remnants. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1981;105:397-402. 4 Mowat AP, Psacharopoulos HT, Williams R. Extrahepatic biliary atresia versus neonatal hepatitis. A review of 136 prospectively investigated infan...

Atresia ani is a congenital defect describes absence of a normal anal opening. It is fatal unless surgical correction is carried out to provide anal opening. In female, the rectum may break through vagina forming a rectovaginal fistula permitting defecation via the vulva. Surgical treatment of atresia ani is indicated to save the animal life and to improve body weight gain. Ten kids and eight l...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Congenital causes of hearing loss in children commonly are encountered, and imaging aids in diagnosis as well as presurgical evaluation. Atresia of the oval window not associated with atresia of the external auditory canal (EAC) is a rare cause of congenital hearing loss in children. We present the clinical and imaging findings in children with isolated oval-window atresi...

PURPOSE Treatment for esophageal atresia has advanced over several decades due to improvements in surgical techniques and neonatal intensive care. Subsequent to increased survival, postoperative morbidity has become an important issue in this disease. The aim of our study was to analyze our experience regarding the treatment of esophageal atresia. METHODS We reviewed and analyzed the clinical...

OBJECTIVE Describe anatomical and radiological findings in 742 patients evaluated for congenital aural atresia and microtia by a multidisciplinary team. Develop a new classification method to enhance multidisciplinary communication regarding patients with congenital aural atresia and microtia. METHODS Retrospective chart review with descriptive analysis of findings arising from the evaluation...

During a 3-year period, nine girls and two boys (age range, 2 days-13 years) with congenital choanal atresia were evaluated by computed tomography (CT). Other associated congenital anomalies, primarily craniofacial anomalies, were present in six of the 11 patients. In six patients the atresia was bilateral and consisted of both bony and membranous components. Of the five patients with unilatera...