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A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys.
- Source :
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Teratology [Teratology] 1994 Aug; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 168-71. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Sirenomelia, which has been reported for more than 450 years, is the most severe form of caudal dysplasia. This disorder is classically associated with agenesis or severe dysplasia of the urinary tract. A 27-year-old gravida 3 para 0020 presented at 19 weeks' gestation with monoamniotic twins, one normal and one with sirenomelia. The pregnancy miscarried following invasive diagnostic testing. Autopsy confirmed the findings of sirenomelia, meningomyelocele, omphalocele, persistent cloaca, and two normal kidneys. The abnormalities accompanying sirenomelia appear as a spectrum. The pathogenic theories of sirenomelia are reviewed in light of this case with normal kidneys.
- Subjects :
- Abnormalities, Multiple pathology
Abortion, Spontaneous
Adult
Autopsy
Diseases in Twins
Ectromelia pathology
Female
Hernia, Umbilical pathology
Humans
Kidney pathology
Meningomyelocele pathology
Pregnancy
Twins, Monozygotic
Abnormalities, Multiple embryology
Ectromelia embryology
Hernia, Umbilical embryology
Kidney embryology
Meningomyelocele embryology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040-3709
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Teratology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7801305
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/tera.1420500212