Sirenomelia sequence [mermaid]: Report of three cases

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 399-401

  Taori, Kishor B ^a   Mitra, K ^a   Ghonge, N P ^a   Gandhi, R O ^a   Mammen, T ^a   Sahu, J ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Caudal regression syndrome; Mermaid; Sirenomelia

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARM MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLADDER MALFORMATION; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC DUCT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FIBULA; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; INFANT; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; LUNG MALFORMATION; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RIB MALFORMATION; SACRUM AGENESIS; SIRENOMELIA SEQUENCE; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; SPINA BIFIDA; TIBIA; URETER MALFORMATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 0036706177     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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