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Lumbocostovertebral syndrome with associated VACTERL anomalad: a neonatal case report

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We report the first clinical case of a term infant with findings suggestive of lumbocostovertebral syndrome and VACTERL association. Renal agenesis was suspected by prenatal ultrasound, and at birth clinical findings included a large abdominal wall hernia, imperforate anus, vestibular fistula, absent right rib, vertebral anomalies, tethered cord, syringomyelia, and two small sacral dimples.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita-Carriage Parkway, Wichita, KS, USA

    K Harris, C Dorn & B Bloom

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Harris, K., Dorn, C. & Bloom, B. Lumbocostovertebral syndrome with associated VACTERL anomalad: a neonatal case report. J Perinatol 29, 826–827 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2009.82

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