Long overlooked: Adult VACTERL association unmasked by a large patent ductus arteriosus

Aravindharaj Tamilselvan, MBBS, MD; Machaiah Kallumadanda Mohan, MBBS, MD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2025.02.050

Radiology Case Reports (Jun 2025)

Long overlooked: Adult VACTERL association unmasked by a large patent ductus arteriosus

Aravindharaj Tamilselvan, MBBS, MD,
Machaiah Kallumadanda Mohan, MBBS, MD

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Aravindharaj Tamilselvan, MBBS, MD: Corresponding author.; Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576 104, India
Machaiah Kallumadanda Mohan, MBBS, MD: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576 104, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2025.02.050
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 6
pp. 2758 – 2762

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VACTERL associations are typically diagnosed in neonates and infants, with adult presentations being rare. This case report presents an adult patient diagnosed with VACTERL association following the discovery of a significant patent ductus arteriosus.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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