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Pulmonary Agenesis This is a rare developmental malformation of the lung which may express itself in a variety of ways which include: Bilateral complete agenesis, unilateral agenesis, and lobar agenesis.The sonographic features depend on whether one or both lungs are involved... Dr Murray Miskin 01 January 2001 Prune Belly Syndrome Prune belly syndrome (PBS),also known as the Eagle-Barret syndrome, is a complex condition involving abnormalities of both the genitourinary tract and the abdominal wall musculature. It involves a triad of findings, including aplasia or hypoplasia of the ab... Dr Maurray Miskin 01 January 2001 Posterior Urethral Valves Posterior urethral valves develop between the 4th and 6th week of fetal development when the primitive cloaca divides into the urinary and rectal compartments. Type I valves are folds distal to the verumontanum deriving from the lateral wall of the urethr... Lynn Salvador RDMS RDCS, Dr Alan Cameron 01 January 2001 Porencephaly Porencephaly implies replacement of cerebral cortex by cystic cavities or clefts (schizencephaly). These may represent extensions of the subarachnoid space in regions where there has been maldevelopment of cerebral tissue or where traumatic or ischaemic episod... Dr Alan Cameron, Dr Margaret Mc Nay 01 January 2001 Mitral Valve - Atresia, VSD In this condition, the mitral valve is not patent. It occurs in three settings. It most commonly occurs in association with aortic atresia in the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), where the valve is present but miniature; this is further discussed under... Professor Lindsey Allan 01 January 2001 Megalourethra Megalourethra is a rare anomaly, and recurrences have not been described in families. Male infants present at birth with an enlarged, flaccid penis. Abdominal distension/prune belly syndrome may also be present. There are two types of megalourethra: the... 01 January 2001 Polyhydramnios Polyhydramnios is defined as a volume greater than 2000 ml at term, a maximal vertical pocket of 8 ml or greater, or an AFI above the 95th percentile. The reported prevalence of polyhydramnios ranges between 0.4 and 3.5 percent, with the frequency of diagnose... Dr Karl Murphy 01 January 2001 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 1 Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders of connective tissue, frequently of collagen type I, characterized by bone fragility. Associated features in some individuals include blue sclerae, dent... 01 January 2001 Omphalocele (Exomphalos) The gut normally returns to the abdominal cavity by the 10th week of gestation, undergoing rotation at this time. Omphalocele results when this process fails, and has an incidence of about 1 in 5000 live births. The defect comprises a herniation of intraabdo... Professor Wolfgang Holzgreve; Dr Paul Chamberlain; Giulia Ongaro Kingston; Dr David Mclean 01 January 2001 Meningocele, Cranial - Frontoethmoidal Cephalocele is the protrusion of intracranial contents through a bony defect in the skull. Cranial meningocele refers to herniation of meninges only. Originally considered as one of the varied manifestations of failed neural tube closure such as anencephaly... Carole Chenier RDMS 01 January 2001
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