This study was undertaken to find a strict, unbiased epidemiological delineation of the
VATER non‐random association of congenital malformations and, based on registry …

This work analyzed the incidence of risk factors in 138 cases presenting two or more of five
components defining VATERL, with no other recognized unrelated anomalies: vertebral …

The spectrum of the VATER association has been debated ever since its description more
than two decades ago. To assess the spectrum of congenital anomalies associated with …

Associations are statistically related groups of anomalies, and the VATER association
probably is the best known example. The concept is widely used, but there are difficulties …

This study departed from a preconceived definition of VACTERL, including more than one of
these six anomalies in the same infant:; V (vertebral anomalies), A (anal atresia), C …

Using the population-based data from the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program,
the interrelation of the six defects that are components of the VACTERL association were …

This paper reports the results of the first population-based study of the aetiology of
VACTERL-association (ie, the occurrence of three or more closely defined VACTERL-type …

VATER association was first described in the early 1970s as the nonrandom co-occurrence
of congenital malformations including vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheo-esophageal …

VACTERL association (sometimes termed “VATER association” depending on which
component features are included) is typically defined by the presence of at least three of the …

Starting from a data base of over one million births investigated in 11 countries as a part of
the Latin American Study of Congenital Malformations, 1,428 babies with three or more …