VACTERL

Introduction

acronym for its clinical manifestations

Clinical manifestations

• vertebral anomalies
• anal atresia
• cardiac malformations
• tracheoesophageal fistula
• renal anomalies (urethral atresia with hydronephrosis)
• limb anomalies (hexadactyly, humeral hypoplasia, radial aplasia, & proximally placed thumb)

More general terms

• genetic syndrome (multisystem disorder)
• developmental disorder

More specific terms

• XVACTERL-H