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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2011 Feb 23;159(1):143–149.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.12.037

Table 5; online.

Eighty-two cases of co-occurring anomalies with neural tube defects that do not appear to constitute a recognizable syndrome

Facial Clefting
       Cleft lip/cleft palate 4
       Cleft lip/cleft palate with other anomalies 8
       Cleft lip 2
       Cleft palate 2
       Cleft palate with other anomalies 3
       Facial cleft with other anomalies 3
             Total Facial Clefting 22 (27%)
Cardiac Defects
       Cardiac defects 14
       Cardiac defects with other anomalies 13
              Total Cardiac Defects 27 (33%)
Limb Defects
       Limb defects 1
       Limb defects with other anomalies 5
              Total Limb Defects 6 (7%)
Gastrointestinal (GI) Defects
       GI tract defects with other anomalies 2
       Ventral wall defects 5
       Ventral wall defects with other anomalies 9
              Total GI Tract Defects 16 (20%)
Genitourinary (GU) Defects
       Renal agenesis 1
       Renal agenesis with other defects 9
       Other GU tract anomalies 2
       Other GU tract anomalies with other defects 11
              Total GU Tract Defects 23 (28%)
Other Anomalies1
       Diaphragmatic hernia 9
       Situs inversus 3
       Conjoined twins 2
       Microphthalmia 2
       Dandy-Walker 2
       Laryngeal defects 2
       Atelencephaly-aprosencephaly 1
       Craniosynostosis 1
       Cystic lungs 1
       Sirenomelia 1
              Total Other Anomalies 24 (29%)
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Other findings like single umbilical artery and abnormal palmar creases are not included in the tabulation.