10 Causes of Belly Bloat. 10 Causes of Belly Bloat. A bloated belly implies a visibly distended abdomen which feels uncomfortably full and/or gaseous. It occurs in isolation from weight gain, such that even as body fat percentage remains the same, the bloated person feels, weighs and appears to be fatter. The causes for bloating may range from small and relatively unproblematic health issues to serious, potentially life-threatening conditions.
Butterfly vertebra is a rare congenital anomaly associated with syndromes such as Pfeiffer, Jarcho-Levin, Crousen, Alagille. In the literature, only a few cases of butterfly vertebra have been reported as incidental finding.. Discussion. A butterfly vertebra is said to be the result of a sagittal cleft caused by the persistence of the notochord. It is often associated with rib and/or vertebral anomalies such as bars, supernumerary lumbar vertebrae, and spina bifida [9] .
The vertebral column is composed of a series of 31 separate bones known as vertebrae. There are seven cervical or neck vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and five lumbar vertebrae. The sacrum is composed of five fused vertebrae, and there are two coccygeal vertebrae which are sometimes fused (fig.1). In the normal adult there are four curvatures in the vertebral column in an anteroposterior plane. These serve to align the head with a vertical line through the pelvis (fig. 2).he sacrum is composed of five fused vertebrae, and there are two coccygeal vertebrae which are sometimes fused (fig. 1). In the normal adult there are four curvatures in the vertebral column in an anteroposterior plane.