Sirenomelia (symelia apus) with Potteri's syndrome in connection with gestational diabetes mellitus: A case report and literature review

African Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-399

  Al Haggar, M ^a   Yahia, S ^a   Abdel Hadi, D ^a   Grill, F ^b   Al Kaissi, A ^b,c  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Orthopaedic Hospital of Speising   (Austria)

^c HANUSCH HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Potteri's syndrome; Sirenomelia; Symelia apus

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFANT; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTTER SYNDROME; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; SIRENOMELIA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; ECTROMELIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79952284730     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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