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sacral agenesis
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Definition: Sacral agenesis is the complete absence of the sacrum.
Types
isolated sacral agenesis syndromal sacral agenesis
sporadic sacral agenesis familial sacral agenesis (#6214946#)
See also
T/t mutants in mouse sacral malformation
Associations
spina bifida aperta spina bifida occulta (SBO) lipomyeloschisis anorectal malformation hydromelia tethered spinal cord
Syndromal forms
OEIS association (omphalocele, cloacal exstrophy, imperforate anus, and spinal deformities) VATER association (vertebral abnormality, anal imperforation, tracheoesophageal fistula, and renal-radial anomalies)
References
Fellous, M.; Boue, J.; Malbrunot, C.; Wollman, E.; Sasportes, M.; Van Cong, N.; Marcelli, A.; Rebourcet, R.; Hubert, C.; Demenais, F.; Elston, R. C.; Namboodiri, K. K.; Kaplan, E. B. : A five-generation family with sacral agenesis and spina bifida: possible similarities with the mouse T-locus. Am. J. Med. Genet. 12: 465-487, 1982. PubMed ID : #6214946#
Pang D, Hoffman HJ. Sacral agenesis with progressive neurological deficit. Neurosurgery. 1980 Aug;7(2):118-26. PMID: #7422107#
