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, cilt.5, sa.2, ss.121-123, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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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.