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Cloacal dysgenesis sequence with bilateral renal agenesis and normal pulmonary development in twin pregnancy
Sundram Jegadeesh1, Jai Kumar Mahajan1
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
Cloacal dysgenesis sequence (CDS) is a rare congenital anomaly. It is characterised by a smooth perineum with absence of anal and genitourinary orifices, with reported incidence of 1:50,000-250,000 births. Association with bilateral renal agenesis is still rarer and resultant severe oligohydramnios is associated with pulmonary hypoplasia. Only a few cases of CDS with bilateral renal agenesis have been reported in the English language literature, with associated pulmonary hypoplasia as a default phenomenon. We report a case of CDS and bilateral renal agenesis without associated pulmonary hypoplasia in a twin pregnancy, which, to the best of our knowledge, is the second reported case of this amalgamation.
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