Foregut cystic developmental malformation: New taxonomy and classification - Unifying embryopathological concepts

Foregut cystic developmental malformations are rare developmental anomalies. The problems inherent to these malformations are their presentation across specialties that include embryology, anatomy, pathology, thoracic foregut surgery, pediatric surgery and general abdominal surgery. The direct conse...

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Main Authors: Sharma Sharad, Nezakatgoo Nosratollah, Sreenivasan Prithvi, Vanatta Jason, Jabbour Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=4;spage=461;epage=472;aulast=Sharma
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Summary:Foregut cystic developmental malformations are rare developmental anomalies. The problems inherent to these malformations are their presentation across specialties that include embryology, anatomy, pathology, thoracic foregut surgery, pediatric surgery and general abdominal surgery. The direct consequence of this variation has resulted in diverse terminology, classification and a failure to identify the correlation. The article aims to summarize and unify the embryological concepts of foregut cystic malformation, to suggest a generic title to the various groups of these interrelated disorders and a uniform use of nomenclature on the basis of unifying concepts of embryopathogeneis.
ISSN:0377-4929
0974-5130