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인어체(Sirenomelia) 기형(부검증례보고) : Sirenomelia(An autopsy case report)
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- Issue Date
- 1982-09
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 의과대학
- Citation
- Seoul J Med, Vol.23 No.3, pp. 380-384
- Abstract
- Sirenomelia is referred to a monster of fused lower
extremities. and is always associated with urogenital
system anomalies and often other malformations as
well.
This paper reports a case of sirenomelia occurring
in one of monozygotic twins. The other member of
the twin. was normal.
The affected male infant died immediately after
birth and showed symmelia dipus. This fusion of
lower extremities was associated with lumbar meningomyelocele.
There were atresia ani as well as
agenesis of kidneys, urinary bladder, rectum, urethra
and prostate. The brain showed Arnold-Chiari
malformation (type II) and internal hydrocephalus.
A review of literature on sirenomelia occurring in
twins was made, and the pathogenesis of associated
cloacal anomalies in sirenomelia was discussed.
- ISSN
- 0582-6802
- Language
- Korean
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