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Bifid sacrum

MedGen UID:
869775
Concept ID:
C4024204
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0009791

Definition

Presence of a bifid sacral bone. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Currarino triad
MedGen UID:
323460
Concept ID:
C1531773
Disease or Syndrome
The Currarino syndrome is an autosomal dominant form of hereditary sacral dysgenesis that classically consists of the triad of sacral malformation, presacral mass, and anorectal malformations. However, other features include neonatal-onset bowel obstruction, chronic constipation, recurrent perianal sepsis, renal/urinary tract anomalies, female internal genital anomalies, tethered spinal cord, and anterior meningocele. There is marked inter- and intrafamilial variability, and up to 33% of patients are asymptomatic (summary by Wang et al., 2006).

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Etiology

Kliewer MA, Hertzberg BS, George P, Baumeister LA, Black BL, McNally PJ, Ahearn EP, Bowie JD
Radiology 1995 Jun;195(3):673-6. doi: 10.1148/radiology.195.3.7753992. PMID: 7753992

Diagnosis

Leung AK, Rubin SZ, Seagram GF, Hwang WS
Aust Paediatr J 1985 May;21(2):123-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1985.tb00142.x. PMID: 4038215

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