Summary of - Morphological features of VACTERL malformation, an anatomical case report
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Study Background: VACTERL association is characterized by the presence of assembly of congenital anomalies.
Research Goals and Hypotheses: The aim is to report a case of congenital anomalies in an embalmed full term fetus, which involved several systems of the body and later it was diagnosed be VACTERL syndrome.
Methodological Approach: On examination, it was observed that the fetus presented with syndactyly in both the upper limbs.
Results and Discoveries: On dissection, it was observed that there was presence of tracheoesophageal fistula, as the upper part of the esophagus was terminating as a blind pouch. The fetus also had imperforate anus and single fused kidney. This fetus was donated to us by the department of obstetrics and gynecology of our institution and it was mounted in our anatomy museum. The defective differentiation of mesoderm in the fourth to fifth week of gestation is suggested to be the embryological basis of this syndrome.
Recommended Citation: Vadgaonkar R, Murlimanju BV, Pai MM, Prabhu LV. Morphological features of VACTERL malformation, an anatomical case report. J Morphol Sci 2022;39:389-391. DOI: 10.51929/jms.39.389.2022
Publication Date: 2022
Publication Date
2022
Recommended Citation
Vadgaonkar, Rajanigandha; Murlimanju, B.V.; M. Pai, Mangala; and V. Prabhu, Latha, "Summary of - Morphological features of VACTERL malformation, an anatomical case report" (2022). Open Access archive. 9441.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/9441
