Anterior sacral meningocele as a pelvic complication of Marfan syndrome

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 262-265

  Voyvodic, Frank ^a   Scroop, Rebecca ^b   Sanders, Robin R ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM;

EID: 0032971020     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1999.tb03390.x     Document Type: Article

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