Rectum ending in a blind pouch. Normal heart and lungs. The aorta was normal and dividing into the common iliacs, but the further course of the vessels was not very well defined. The renal arteries were present, but were seen entering the adrenals, which were enlarged and haemorrhagic. The internal and the external genitalia could not be identified.
Incidence is increased in monozygotic twins.
Genetic mapping is not known. In case of a live birth, the treatment is supportive and the prognosis is very poor, with the baby succumbing in early neonatal period. This could have been due to absent liquor, leading to a poor acoustic window for a proper ultrasound scan. An X-ray of the maternal abdomen of good quality could have detected the skeletal abnormalities. We are grateful to the Dean, KEM Hospital for allowing us to use and publish hospital data.