RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Marciniak, Bruno
A1 Dalens, Bernard J.
SR Print(0)
ID 58076986
T1 MURCS Association
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications
YR 2006
FD 2006
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071354554
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58076986
RD 2024/04/24
AB MURCS  is  an  acronym  for  müllerian  duct  aplasia,  renal  aplasia,  cervicothoracic  somite  dysplasia.  Very  rare  disorder  that  affects  only  females.  Characterized  by  absence  of  the  uterus,  cervix,  and  upper  part  of  the  vagina;  kidney  agenesia  or  ectopia;  and  malformations  of  the  radial  ray  (phocomelia),  ribs,  and  cervicothoracic  spine.  Urogenital  abnormalities  include  müllerian  duct  agenesis.  In  some  cases,  neural  tube  defects,  such  as  occipital  encephalocele,  can  be  present.  Some  affected  females  exhibit  craniofacial  malformations.