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Esophageal ganglioneuromatosis; a rare cause of intractable esophageal stenosis: a case report

BMC Pediatrics
Background Ganglioneuromatosis is a rare type of benign neurogenic tumor that usually affects the sites of the major sympathetic ganglia in the retroperitoneum and the posterior mediastinum.
Mostafa Zain, Mohamed Abdelmalak, Saber Waheeb, Mohamed Mansy, Amir Ibrahim, Bassma El Sabaa   +5 more
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Epidemiology of congenital abnormalities in West Africa: Results of a descriptive study in teaching hospitals in Abidjan: Cote d′Ivoire

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2015
Background: Congenital abnormalities constitute one of the major causes of infant mortality, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of congenital anomalies in Cote d′Ivoire.
Bertin Dibi Kouame, Isabelle Ama N′guetta-Brou, Guy Serge Yapo Kouame, Moufidath Sounkere, Maxime Koffi, Jean Baptiste Yaokreh, Thierry Odehouri-Koudou, Samba Tembely, Gaudens Atafi Dieth, Ossenou Ouattara, Ruffin Dick   +10 more
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Effect of low dose aspirin application during pregnancy on fetal congenital anomalies

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background With the extensive use of aspirin in obstetrics and reproductive medicine, concerns of potentially related congenital anomalies have been raised in previous studies.
Si Sun, HongYang Qian, Congcong Li, Qiaohong Wang, Aimin Zhao   +4 more
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Congenital anomalies among live births in a polluted area. A ten-year retrospective study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2012
Background Congenital anomalies and their primary prevention are a crucial public health issue. This work aimed to estimate the prevalence of congenital anomalies in Brindisi, a city in southeastern Italy at high risk of environmental crisis.
Gianicolo Emilio Antonio Luca, Bruni Antonella, Rosati Enrico, Sabina Saverio, Guarino Roberto, Padolecchia Gabriella, Leo Carlo, Vigotti Maria Angela, Andreassi Maria Grazia, Latini Giuseppe   +9 more
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Hypothyroidism in Patients with Down Syndrome: Prevalence and Association with Congenital Heart Defects

Children
This population-based study aimed to assess the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and overt hypothyroidism (OH) and their association with congenital heart defects (CHDs) in patients with Down syndrome (DS).
Francesca Gorini, Alessio Coi, Anna Pierini, Nadia Assanta, Antonio Bottoni, Michele Santoro   +5 more
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Congenital Anomalies of the Breast [PDF]

Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 2013
Poland syndrome is a combination of chest wall deformity and absent or hypoplastic pectoralis muscle and breast associated with shortening and brachysyndactyly of the upper limb. Clinical presentation varies widely; therefore, reconstructive procedures have to be adapted to the deformity, ranging from chest wall stabilization or augmentation, dynamic ...
Louise, Caouette-Laberge, Daniel, Borsuk
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PLACENTAL LESIONS RELATED TO MATERNAL VASCULAR MALPERFUSION: A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW

The Egyptian Journal of Histology
Background : The placenta is a dynamic organ essential for fetal and maternal health. Among its pathologies, maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) represents a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia, intrauterine growth ...
chaimae hilali, sara Aboulaghras, Asmaa Mdaghri Alaoui, Najat Lamalmi, Mounia Yousfi Malki   +4 more
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Epidemiology of Congenital Anomalies in a Population-based Birth Registry in Taiwan, 2002

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
Congenital anomalies are important medical and public health conditions. However, the occurrence rates of congenital anomalies and their risk factors are unknown in Taiwan. We used the medical-practitioner-reported birth registry in 2002 to determine the
Bing-Yu Chen, Bing-Fang Hwang, Yue-Liang Guo   +2 more
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Epidemiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population registry-based study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive respiratory rare disease characterized by an irreversible loss of lung function, with unknown etiology and poor prognosis. Methods A population registry-based study was conducted
Gorini Francesca, Santoro Michele, Pierini Anna, Cameli Paolo, Chimera Davide, Lavorini Federico, Pistelli Francesco, Rosi Elisabetta, Tavanti Laura, Tomassetti Sara, Laura Carrozzi, Bargagli Elena, Coi Alessio   +12 more
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Congenital Anomalies Among Newborns in Diyala Province in 2017

Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background: Congenital anomalies or birth defects are groups of disordered of prenatal origin which can be caused by single gene defect, chromosomal disordered, multifactorial inheritance, and environmental teratogens.
Samara Mahmood Abdulhadi , Nadhim Ghazal Noaman, Shefaa Mansour Hemza   +2 more
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