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UVM COM HSF embryo
block 3: Embryo anomalies
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Graduate
12/16/2009

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Esopohageal Atresia
Definition
The esophagus ends in a blind pouch
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Tracheo-esophageal fistula
Definition
elongating lung bud (from pharyngeal gut origin) and the adjacent elongating esophagus fust to share a lumen
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Annular pancrea
Definition
pancreatic tissue completely surrounds and narrow the duodenum
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meckel's diverticulum
Definition
persistance of alumen in the proximal portion of the vitelline duct located in the ileum. The mucosa can have gastric glands, which can produce acid and cause the ulceration and bleeding. Present in 2-4% of population
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omphalocele
Definition
persistance of physiological herniation with abdominal organs remaining within the confines of the umbilical cord. About half of the affected have a chromosomal abnormaility.
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umbilical hernia
Definition
peristance of a physiological herniation but less sever than omphalocele. A portion of the intestines protrudes at umbilicus but is covered with skin and subcutaneous tissue
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horseshoe kidney
Definition
right and left mesonephros fuse. In normal assent they get hung up usually on the IMA
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renal agenesis
Definition
sbsence of a kidney dues to failure of the connectiont of the metanephros and the ureteric bud. Bilateral renal agenesis occurs in 1 out of 10,000 births
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