Acardia syndrome coexisting with gastroschisis in the co-twin

Clinical Dysmorphology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-47

  Habbal, O A ^a   Kenue, R K ^a   Venugopalan, P ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Acardia; Gastroschisis; Intrauterine growth retardation; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; FETUS; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OMPHALOCELE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 13244286570     PISSN: 09628827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019605-200501000-00011     Document Type: Article

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