TY - JOUR
T1 - Sirenomelia
T2 - Mermaid deformity on fetal MR imaging
AU - Upshaw, Charles
AU - Roda, Manohar
AU - Khan, Majid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright:
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PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This case involves the rare congenital disorder Sirenomelia, a diagnosis initially suspected during prenatal ultrasound and later confirmed by prenatal MRI. Sirenomelia, or mermaid syndrome, is mainly characterized by variable fusion of the lower limbs and by genitourinary anomalies. The vast majority of cases of this disease result in death secondary to associated renal agenesis or hypoplasia. Imaging findings from the disease are discussed, in addition to the clinical implications and suspected etiologies of this entity.
AB - This case involves the rare congenital disorder Sirenomelia, a diagnosis initially suspected during prenatal ultrasound and later confirmed by prenatal MRI. Sirenomelia, or mermaid syndrome, is mainly characterized by variable fusion of the lower limbs and by genitourinary anomalies. The vast majority of cases of this disease result in death secondary to associated renal agenesis or hypoplasia. Imaging findings from the disease are discussed, in addition to the clinical implications and suspected etiologies of this entity.
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v7i1.549
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v7i1.549
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85014698942
VL - 7
SP - 549
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
SN - 1930-0433
IS - 1
M1 - 549
ER -