Background: The most common congenital abnormality of esophagus is esophageal atresia (EA) that can occur with or without tracheoesophageal fistula. Other associated anomalies are the leading cause of death in these patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the main complication, outcomes and cause of death in neonate with EA repaired in Amirkola Children’s Hospital (ACH), Iran within...

Mitral atresia is a rare congenital anomaly, but its true incidence is difficult to assess. In 1962, Fontana and Edwards reported 8 cases of isolated mitral atresia and found 24 others in published reports. They also described 5 cases of combined mitral and aortic atresia and found 23 other published cases. From Britain, MacMahon, McKeown, and Record (1953), in a careful survey of congenital he...

OBJECTIVES To investigate socioeconomic inequalities in outcome of pregnancy and neonatal mortality associated with congenital anomalies. DESIGN Retrospective population based registry study. SETTING East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions of England (representing about 10% of births in England and Wales). PARTICIPANTS All registered cases of nine selected congenital anomalies with poor...

Coronary arteriosystemic fistula which drains into the left ventricular cavity is a rare congenital anomaly. A case of double fistulae between the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries and left ventricular cavity is presented. The patient's chief complaint, chest pain, was attributable to the "steal phenomenon."

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare developmental anomaly that most commonly involves vertex of the scalp and may be associated with other congenital anomalies. Although isolated congenital absence of skin and congenital knee contracture is known,, association of these two conditions is not reported. We report on a child with absence of skin of left lower limb with contracture of left knee at birth.

Congenital radial club hand (RCH) is an uncommon congenital anomaly characterized by various degrees of deficiency along the preaxial or radial side of the extremity. We present one such case of Type 4 congenital isolated RCH who presented to a tertiary care center in the Middle East.

Gallbladder agenesis (GA) is a rare congenital anomaly of the biliary system often associated with other congenital abnormalities. Patients become symptomatic in 23% of cases. GA is often misinterpreted as other diseases, therefore, leading to unnecessary surgery. We report a case of congenital GA associated to cystic duct absence and a biliary tract abnormality diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance ...