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Diverticulosis of bowel, hernia, and retinal detachment

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A syndromic intestinal malformation characterized by the association of marfanoid habitus with visceral diverticula. It has been reported in four adults and two siblings from a consanguineous marriage in two different publications. Pediatric cases also presented with diaphragmatic hernia. Other connective tissue disorders with visceral diverticula have been reported previously, suggesting a relationship between these two conditions.

Also known as
marfanoid syndrome, De Silva type · Marphanoid syndrome type De Silva

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