Caudal appendage

Definition

A condition caused by development of a malformation on the lower back during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by a cutaneous protrusion superior to the buttocks. This condition may be associated with occult spinal dysraphism.

Exclusions

• Caudal regression sequence (4B4Y)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Structural developmental anomalies of spine

• LB73.20Klippel-Feil anomaly
• LB73.21Occipitalisation of atlas
• LB73.22Atlanto-axial instability or subluxation
• LB73.23Aplasia or hypoplasia of the odontoid process of axis
• LB73.24Segmentation anomalies of vertebrae
• LB73.25Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
• LB73.26Sacralisation of the last lumbar vertebra
• LB73.27Lumbarisation of the first sacral vertebra