Mermaid syndrome with amniotic band disruption

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-107

  Managoli, Sanjeev ^a   Chaturvedi, Pushpa ^a   Vilhekar, Krishna Y ^a   Iyenger, Janaki ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amniotic band disruption sequence; Mermaid Syndrome; Sirenomelia

Indexed keywords

AMNION BAND; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FINGER AMPUTATION; HORSESHOE KIDNEY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; SIRENOMELIA; UTERUS BICORNIS;

EID: 0037281519     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722756     Document Type: Article

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