MURCS association with encephalocele: Report of a second case

Clinical Dysmorphology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-33

  Suri, Mohnish ^a   Brueton, Louise A ^b   Venkatraman, N ^c   Cox, Phillip M ^d  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encephalocele; MURCS association

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEFT PALATE; DYSRAPHISM; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY AGENESIS; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033983837     PISSN: 09628827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019605-200009010-00006     Document Type: Article

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