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Pop‐off mechanisms in fetal megacystis: extravasation, umbilical cord cyst, ureterocele and megaureter

open access: yesUltrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, Volume 65, Issue 4, Page 487-494, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze comprehensively the incidence, antenatal ultrasound characteristics and prognostic implications of antenatal pop‐off mechanisms of the fetal urinary system in pregnancies with suspected fetal megacystis. Methods This was a retrospective multicenter study of pregnancies with suspected fetal megacystis conducted across all ...
L. A. M. Brinkman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anorectal Malformations

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers
Anorectal malformations (ARM) are rare congenital anomalies with an overall prevalence of 3.32 per 10,000 pregnancies. ARM describe a spectrum of anomalies of the anus and rectum ranging from a minimally displaced anal canal to a complete fusion of the anorectum, vagina and urethra with hypoplastic sphincter and pelvic floor muscle.
Smith CA, Avansino J.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Concerted involvement of Cdx/Hox genes and Wnt signaling in morphogenesis of the caudal neural tube and cloacal derivatives from the posterior growth zone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Decrease in Cdx dosage in an allelic series of mouse Cdx mutants leads to progressively more severe posterior vertebral defects. These defects are corrected by posterior gain of function of the Wnt effector Lef1.
Beck, F.   +12 more
core   +4 more sources

Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives

open access: yesAnaesthesia, Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 425-447, April 2025.
Summary Background The administration of blood components and their alternatives can be lifesaving. Anaemia, bleeding and transfusion are all associated with poor peri‐operative outcomes. Considerable changes in the approaches to optimal use of blood components and their alternatives, driven by the findings of large randomised controlled trials and ...
Akshay Shah   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Terminal Colovesical Fistula in an Anorectal Malformation

open access: yesGlobal Pediatric Health, 2020
Anorectal malformations are relatively common anomalies encountered in pediatric surgical practice. They are usually recognized at birth with absent anal canal or failure to pass meconium and hence can lead to life threatening bowel obstruction without ...
Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole
doaj   +1 more source

A congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula in a boy whose mother was exposed to ionizing radiations: a case report and literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Anterior congenital urethrocutaneous fistula is a rare anomaly that may present in an isolated fashion or in association with other anomalies of the genital urinary tract or anorectal malformations.
C., Menchini   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations in neonates

open access: yesANZ journal of surgery, 2019
Anorectal malformations (ARM) are common congenital abnormalities of the terminal hindgut. Ideally, ARM should be diagnosed at, or shortly following, birth by careful physical examination of the perineum.
P. Kruger   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of the human bladder and ureterovesical junction. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The urinary bladder collects urine from the kidneys and stores it until the appropriate moment for voiding. The trigone and ureterovesical junctions are key to bladder function, by allowing one-way passage of urine into the bladder without obstruction ...
Baskin, Laurence   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Review: Hormone Pregnancy Tests Were Teratogenic by the Same Failed Abortion and Hypoxia‐Related Mechanism as Misoprostol

open access: yesBirth Defects Research, Volume 117, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Hormone pregnancy tests (HPTs), containing synthetic progesterone and oestrogen, were used to diagnose pregnancy in the 1950s to early 1980s. An existing pregnancy was purported to be unaffected while expulsion of the uterine lining (withdrawal bleed) was supposed to occur if the woman was not pregnant.
Bengt R. Danielsson, Helen E. Ritchie
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal malformations in Gorgan, North of Iran: Epidemiology and associated malformations

open access: yes, 2007
The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the prevalence and pattern of gastrointestinal malformations (GIM) among Iranian newborns in Gorgan, North of Iran. From 1998 through 2003, 37,951 live births in Dezyani hospital in Gorgan, North of Iran,
Golalipour, M.J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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