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Table 3 Description of the congenital abnormalities and their outcome

From: Congenital malformations among newborns admitted in the neonatal unit of a tertiary hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria - a retrospective study

Congenital abnormality observed

Nā€‰=ā€‰17

Outcome

Ā 

n [%]

Ā 

Ano-rectal Malformation [?Imperforate Anus]

1 [5.9]

Ā 
Ā Ā 

Treated

Left Cleft-lip/Palate

2 [11.8]

NR

Multiple Congenital Anomaly [?Patau Syndrome]

1 [5.9]

Ā 
Ā Ā 

DAMA

Myelomeningocele/Hydrocephalus/Bilateral

1 [5.9]

Ā 

Talipes Equinovarus

Ā 

Treated

Myelomeningocele/Hydrocephalus/Umbilic

1 [5.9]

Ā 

al Hernia/Hypertrophied clitoris

Ā 

DAMA

Myelomeningocele/Obstructed

1 [5.9]

Ā 

Hydrocephalus

Ā 

Treated

Myelomeningocele [?Ruptured]/

1 [5.9]

Ā 

Hydrocephalus

Ā 

Treated

Myelomeningocele-Ruptured/

1 [5.9]

Ā 

?Hydrocephalus

Ā 

Treated

Myelomeningocele-Ruptured/

1 [5.9]

Ā 

Hydrocephalus

Ā 

DAMA

Occipital Cranial Bifidum/Ruptured

1 [5.9]

Ā 

Encephalocele

Ā 

NR

Occipital Encephalocele ā€“Holoproencephaly

1 [5.9]

Ā 

[?Lobar/Semi-lobar Encephalocele]

Ā 

NR

Occipital Encephalocele

1 [5.9]

T/C

Occipital Encephalocele/Hydrocephalus

1 [5.9]

NR

Occipital Encephalocele [Ruptured]

1 [5.9]

NR

Omphalocele

1 [5.9]

Treated

Omphalocele Minor

1 [5.9]

T/C

  1. DAMA discharged against medical advice.
  2. T/C treated with complications.