Sirenomelia with an uncommon osseous fusion associated with a neural tube defect

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 293-296

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a   Shih, Shin Lin ^a   Jan, Sheau Wen ^a   Lin, Yun Nan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMUR MALFORMATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM AGENESIS; SIRENOMELIA; TIBIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERUS;

ECTROMELIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS;

EID: 0031947196     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050355     Document Type: Article

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