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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Congenit Anom (Kyoto). 2011 Jun;51(2):87–91. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2010.00303.x

Table 1.

Patients with genitourinary (GU) anomalies in addition to VACTERL association. Details of urogenital anomalies are given as reported by the referring clinician, and available specifics varied between patients.

Patient Gendera GU Anomalies V A C TE R L Other
1 F Rectovestibular fistula + Imperforate anus - - Right renal agenesis - -
2 F Cloaca with common vaginal, anal and urethral meatus + Imperforate anus + + Multicystic horseshoe kidney + -
3 F Cloaca with common urogenital sinus, duplex vagina with midline septum, and superficial rectum connected to urogenital sinus + See GU anomaly + + Right renal agenesis, left hydronephrosis - -
4 F Absent anal, genital, and urinary orifices, persistent cloaca, ambiguous genitalia, bicornuate uteri - See GU anomalies + + Bilateral renal agenesis and atretic ureters - Duodenal atresia, asplenia
5b F Cloacal anomaly with rectovestibular sinus + Anteriorly- placed anus + - Left pyelectasis and caliectasis - -
6 F Perineal fistula + - + + VUR +
7 F Rectovestibular fistula + Low imperforate anus + - Ectopic ureter + -
8 F Uterus didelphys + Imperforate anus - - - - -
9 F Cloaca - See GU + - + - -
10b M Rectourethral fistula + Imperforate anus - - Dysplastic left kidney - -
11 M Hypospadias, ambiguous genitalia + Imperforate anus - + Left kidney agenesis - Unilateral hearing loss
12 M Hypospadias and “urogenital anomalies”c + Imperforate anus - - Left kidney agenesis + -
13 M Rectocystic fistula + Imperforate anus - - Right renal agenesis, duplicate left kidney + -
14 M Hydrocele, hypospadias - - + + - - Cystic hygroma
15b M Hypospadias, rectourethral fistula + Imperforate anus - - Horseshoe kidney - -
16 M Hypospadias + - + + Small kidneys but normal fx - -
17b M Cryptorchidism, rectourethral fistula + Imperforate anus + - - + Hydrocephalus
18 M Micropenis, hypospadias + Imperforate anus - - Grade III VUR, but normal appearance/function + CL/P, unilateral microtia, micrognathia
19 M Left cryptorchidism + Imperforate anus - + High urine output, history of UTI, but normal appearance - -
a

Gender determined by karyotype analysis

b

Examined in person

c

Further details not available

M: Male; F: Female; V: Vertebral anomalies; A: Anal atresia; C: Cardiac malformations; TE: Tracheo-Esophageal fistula; R:Renal anomalies; L: Limb abnormalities; CL/P: Cleft lip/palate; GU: genitourinary; UTI: urinary tract infection; VUR: Vesicoureteral reflux