BUFFALO, N.Y. -- When dentists see an unusual shadowy area of bone loss on an X-ray of the lower jawbone, they may be concerned and order a biopsy. In dental parlance, this strange formation may ...

For 7-year-old Ritam Sarkar from West Bengal, childhood was marked not by play alone, but by repeated pain, swelling, and hospital visits. What appear.

Background Congenital anomalies are among the common health problems faced by children in low- and middle-income countries, ...

One in 45 babies delivered in 2020 in England was born with a congenital anomaly, according to the findings of a new report from NHS Digital. The rate represents a 9% increase in the 5 years since the ...

A team of doctors at Apollo Speciality Hospital here successfully treated a rare and complex congenital vascular condition of a 13-year-old girl from Theni through timely diagnosis and advanced ...

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) encompass a wide spectrum of malformations resulting from disruptions during renal and urinary tract development. These defects range from ...

Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a rare congenital anomaly in which an embryo’s brain does not properly divide into two halves, known as the left and right hemispheres. HPE affects brain development and can ...

Coarctation of the aorta (COA) is a relatively common cardiovascular congenital anomaly. It can be seen in up to 6 per 1000 live births. Rare cardiovascular anomalies have been found to be associated ...

Dextrocardia is a rare congenital condition in which the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest rather than the left, and it may not be diagnosed until adulthood. Connor O’Brien, MD, ...

Introduction: Congenital anomalies are a major cause of handicap in childhood. Whether they are frequent in Tunisia, epidemiological studies are rare. Establishing the surveillance of congenital ...