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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2019; 06(04): 195-200
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-019-00215-9
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Sirenomelia: Study of Three Cases

Purvi D. Desai
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, New Civil Hospital, Surat, India
,
Heli Shah
2   New Civil Hospital, Surat, India
,
Ragini N. Verma
3   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, New Civil Hospital, Surat, India
,
Binodini M. Chauhan
4   Sannari Fetal Medicine Centre, Surat, India
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Abstract

Sirenomelia is a rare congenital anomaly which is an extreme example of caudal regression syndrome characterized by lower limb fusion, sacral and pelvic bony anomalies with abnormalities in other organ systems, commonly affecting the gastrointestinal and the urogenital systems (Kanagagiri et al. JMSCR 5(7), 2017). It is a sporadic occurence with no increased risk in subsequent pregnancies. The syndrome of caudal regression is thought to be the result of injury to the caudal mesoderm early in gestation (Mirzapur et al. Glob J Reprod Med 3(5):555624, 2018). Prenatal sonographic findings of sirenomelia (or mermaid fetus) were retrospectively reviewed in three proven cases.

Keywords

Sirenomelia - Caudal regression syndrome - Mermaid syndrome - Renal agenesis


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Eingereicht: 16. Mai 2019

Angenommen: 30. August 2019

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
08. Mai 2023

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