Caudal dysplasia syndrome and sirenomelia: Are they part of a spectrum

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-131

  Bruce, Jocelyn H ^a   Romaguera, Rita L ^a   Rodriguez, Maria M ^a   Gonzlez Quintero, Vctor H ^a   Azouz, E Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal dysplasia syndrome; Congenital heart disease; Maternal diabetes; Oligohydramnios; Renal anomalies; Sacral agenesis; Sirenomelia

Indexed keywords

ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; BABY; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY AGENESIS; MALE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PALATE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UMBILICAL ARTERY; SIRENOMELIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PHOCOMELIA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANUS, IMPERFORATE; ECTROMELIA; FEMALE; FETUS; GENITALIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149148671     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15513810902772383     Document Type: Article

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