The DATE Association. A separate entity or a further extension of the VACTERL association?
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Ceccanti Silvia, Midrio Paola, Messina Mario, Mattioli Girolamo, Appignani Antonio, Briganti Vito, Cheli Maurizio, Lima Mario, Cozzi Denis A
ISSN: 0022-4804
The combination of esophageal atresia, congenital duodenal obstruction, and anorectal malformation has seldom been reported. We describe the largest series of patients with such association, which we summed up with the mnemonic acronym DATE [D-duodenal obstruction, A-anorectal malformation (ARM), and TE-tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia].