Case Report
Year: 2016 | Month: October | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 265-268
VATER Anomaly: A Rare Association
Nawed Momin1, Sunil Kumar Agarwalla2, Hemant Pandia1, Subhranshu Sekhar Dhal1
1Junior Resident, 2Associate Professor,
Department of Paediatrics, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha-760004, India.
Corresponding Author: Nawed Momin
ABSTRACT
VATER/VACTERL association is typically defined by the presence of at least three of the following congenital malformations: vertebral defect, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies and limb anomalies. Most of these cases occur sporadically. Some cases with chromosomal abnormalities are reported. Here we report such rare newborn with VATER association.
Key words: Anal atresia, birth defects, sporadic, vertebral abnormalities, retrognathia.