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Early second-trimester diagnosis of sirenomelia |
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| Authors: | M M Van Zalen-Sprock MD J M G Van Vugt J J Van Der Harten H P Van Geijn |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Prenatal Diagnosis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Department of Pathology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | Two cases of sirenomelia are described, detected in the 14th and 16th weeks of gestation by transvaginal ultrasonography. A hypothesis for the aetiology of sirenomelia and its associated anomalies is discussed. |
| Keywords: | Transvaginal sonography prenatal diagnosis sirenomelia mermaid fetus bilateral renal agenesis |