congenital absence of left circumflex artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries. the prevalence of the anomaly in different studies ranges from 0.6% to 1.3%. of these, 80% are benign and asymptomatic and 20% are clinically important. we report a 56-year-old man presented with acute resting chest pain who was diagnosed as having acute anterolateral infarction accompanied by el...

Partial or complete absence of the posterior arch of the atlas is a well-documented anomaly but a relatively rare condition. This condition is usually asymptomatic so most are diagnosed incidentally. There have been a few documented cases of congenital defects of the posterior arch of the atlas combined with atlantoaxial subluxation. We report a very rare case of congenital anomaly of the atlas...

Anomaly of the ossicles is frequently seen in a patient with congenital anomalies of the head or face, such as congenital obstruction of the external ear canal, Treacher Collins syndrome or cephalopathy. Congenital anomaly of the ossicles however is not a rare occurrence even in a patient without anomalies of the head or face. Here, we would present our own experience with six cases of congenit...

Congenital herniation of the umbilical cord (CHUC) is a rare anomaly due to incomplete closure of umbilical ring and is different from abdominal wall defects. Intestinal atresias have been reported as a common associated anomaly. We herein present two cases hernia of umbilical cord associated with non-gastrointestinal anomalies. In one neonate, cleft lip and palate, PVID along with G6PD deficie...

Congenital midline spinal hamartomas are relatively rare. Patients harboring this anomaly are generally asymptomatic, but present with an overlying skin anomaly. MR imaging depicts a mass that is isointense with the spinal cord on all sequences, and may show a dermal sinus tract that tethers the cord at the level of the lesion. We report the MR features of congenital midline spinal hamartoma in...

A rare type of congenital mitral regurgitation is presented for the first time as an isolated cardiac anomaly. The malformation consists of a particular arrangement of the chordae tendineae of the posterior leaflet: the chordae, leaving the free margin or the undersurface, insert into the latter once again. A definition of the anomaly and a classification of all the chordal anomaliesfound in co...

A thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by arterial or nervous obstruction because of skeletal or muscular anomalies and hypertrophies. Congenital rib anomalies occur with low incidences (0.15-0.31%), predominantly affect the right side and are normally diagnosed at a young age or remain asymptomatic throughout life. Here, we report on the unusual case of a 71-year-old female patient with su...

CONTEXT Annular pancreas is an uncommon and rarely reported congenital anomaly which consists of a ring of pancreatic tissue encircling the duodenum. Despite the congenital nature of the disease, clinical manifestations may ensue at any age. CASE REPORT We herein report the case of a 72-year-old female with acute pancreatitis associated with duodenal obstruction. On radiologic examination, an...

Double left renal vein is a rare venous anomaly. In 6.5% of cases double left renal vein, one in front (preaortic) and another behind the abdominal aorta (retroaortic) has been reported. The development of renal vessels is very complicated. There are extensive changes which occur in subcardinal, supracardinal and sacrocardinal veins during development that may lead to congenital venous anomalie...

The paper presents the possibility of using ultrasonography in the diagnosis of a congenital rib anomaly in the form of bifid rib. Bifid rib is a rare congenital abnormality of anterior chest wall. It manifests as a chest "lump." Such lesions are detected during a routine physical examination or chest X-ray which is often performed for other reasons. The overall prevalence of bifid rib is estim...