A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys.
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McCoy, MC; Chescheir, NC; Kuller, JA; Altman, GC; Flannagan, LM
Published in: Teratology
August 1994
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.
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Teratology
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ISSN
0040-3709
Publication Date
August 1994
Volume
50
Issue
2
Start / End Page
168 / 171
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Twins, Monozygotic
- Pregnancy
- Meningomyelocele
- Kidney
- Humans
- Hernia, Umbilical
- Genetics & Heredity
- Female
- Ectromelia
- Diseases in Twins
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McCoy, M. C., Chescheir, N. C., Kuller, J. A., Altman, G. C., & Flannagan, L. M. (1994). A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys. Teratology, 50(2), 168–171. https://doi.org/10.1002/tera.1420500212
McCoy, M. C., N. C. Chescheir, J. A. Kuller, G. C. Altman, and L. M. Flannagan. “A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys.” Teratology 50, no. 2 (August 1994): 168–71. https://doi.org/10.1002/tera.1420500212.
McCoy MC, Chescheir NC, Kuller JA, Altman GC, Flannagan LM. A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys. Teratology. 1994 Aug;50(2):168–71.
McCoy, M. C., et al. “A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys.” Teratology, vol. 50, no. 2, Aug. 1994, pp. 168–71. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/tera.1420500212.
McCoy MC, Chescheir NC, Kuller JA, Altman GC, Flannagan LM. A fetus with sirenomelia, omphalocele, and meningomyelocele, but normal kidneys. Teratology. 1994 Aug;50(2):168–171.
Published In
Teratology
DOI
ISSN
0040-3709
Publication Date
August 1994
Volume
50
Issue
2
Start / End Page
168 / 171
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Twins, Monozygotic
- Pregnancy
- Meningomyelocele
- Kidney
- Humans
- Hernia, Umbilical
- Genetics & Heredity
- Female
- Ectromelia
- Diseases in Twins