A case of split notochord syndrome: Presenting with respiratory failure in the neonatal period

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Coskun Y., Akman I., Demir M. K., Yapicier O., Somuncu S.

INTRACTABLE & RARE DISEASES RESEARCH, vol.5, no.2, pp.121-123, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 5 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.5582/irdr.2016.01010
• Journal Name: INTRACTABLE & RARE DISEASES RESEARCH
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.121-123
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Split notochord syndrome (SNS) is a very rare congenital anomaly. This report describes a male newborn with a neuroenteric cyst in the posterior mediastinum and multiple vertebrae anomalies presenting with respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension. This report also discusses the embryological development and the etiologic theories of SNS.