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Sirenomelia associated with an anterior abdominal wall defect: a case report
BACKGROUND: Sirenomelia is a rare and fatal congenital defect. The rarity of this case and its association with abdominal total wall defect drove us to report this case. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of sirenomelia characterized by lower limb fusion, thoracolumbar spinal anomalies, sacroc...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626367/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31300067 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2162-0 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Sirenomelia is a rare and fatal congenital defect. The rarity of this case and its association with abdominal total wall defect drove us to report this case. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of sirenomelia characterized by lower limb fusion, thoracolumbar spinal anomalies, sacrococcygeal agenesis with a rudimentary tail, and genitourinary and anorectal atresia. Coexistent anterior abdominal wall defect in this case highlights its fatalness because of complications associated with the malformation. CONCLUSIONS: Sirenomelia syndrome has seldom been reported. The present case highlights the rare atypical association of sirenomelia with anterior abdominal wall defect. Because the investigations were done in a low-resource setting, the etiology regarding this case remains unclear. |
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