Unusual case of caudal duplication (Dipygus)

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-165

  La Torre, Renato ^a   Fusaro, Paola ^a   Anceschi, Maurizio Marco ^a   Montanino Oliva, Mario ^a   Modesto, Schiavonea ^a   Cosmi, Ermelando Vinicio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caudal duplication; Conjoined twins; Dipygus; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONJOINED TWINS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031910583     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199803/04)26:3<163::AID-JCU10>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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