Butterfly vertebra
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Butterfly vertebra is a type of vertebral anomaly that results from the failure of fusion of the lateral halves of the vertebral body because of persistent notochordal tissue between them.
Pathology
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ananterior spina bifida, with or without an+/- anterior meningocele - can be part of the Alagille syndrome
- Jarcho-Levin syndrome
- VACTERL association2
Radiographic features
Plain radiograph
There is wideningWidening of the affected vertebral body. The bodies above and below the butterfly vertebra adapt to the altered intervertebral discs on either side by showing concavities along the adjacent endplates.
Some bone bridging may occur across the defect which usually happens in the thoracic or lumbar segments of the spine.
-<p><strong>Butterfly vertebra</strong> is a type of <a href="/articles/vertebral-anomalies">vertebral anomaly</a> that results from the failure of fusion of the lateral halves of the vertebral body because of persistent notochordal tissue between them.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Associations</h5><ul>-<li>an <a href="/articles/anterior-spina-bifida">anterior spina bifida</a>, with or without an <a href="/articles/anterior-meninogocoele">anterior meningocele</a>- +<p><strong>Butterfly vertebra</strong> is a type of <a href="/articles/vertebral-anomalies">vertebral anomaly</a> that results from the failure of fusion of the lateral halves of the <a title="Vertebra" href="/articles/vertebra">vertebral body</a> because of persistent notochordal tissue between them.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Associations</h5><ul>
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- +<a href="/articles/anterior-spina-bifida">anterior spina bifida</a> +/- <a href="/articles/anterior-meninogocoele">anterior meningocele</a>
-<li><a title="VACTERL association" href="/articles/vacterl-association-1">VACTERL association</a></li>-</ul><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>Plain radiograph</h5><p>There is widening of the affected vertebral body. The bodies above and below the butterfly vertebra adapt to the altered intervertebral discs on either side by showing concavities along the adjacent endplates.</p><p>Some bone bridging may occur across the defect which usually happens in the thoracic or lumbar segments of the spine.</p>- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/vacterl-association-1">VACTERL association</a> <sup>2</sup>
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- +</ul><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>Plain radiograph</h5><p>Widening of the affected vertebral body. The bodies above and below the butterfly vertebra adapt to the altered intervertebral discs on either side by showing concavities along the adjacent endplates.</p><p>Some bone bridging may occur across the defect which usually happens in the thoracic or lumbar segments of the spine.</p>
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- 2. Chen Y, Liu Z, Chen J et al. The Genetic Landscape and Clinical Implications of Vertebral Anomalies in VACTERL Association. J Med Genet. 2016;53(7):431-7. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103554">doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103554</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27084730">Pubmed</a>
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