sirenomelia
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thumb|upright|Sirenomelia Sirenomelia, also called mermaid syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving the appearance of a mermaid's tail, hence the nickname.
Key facts
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- Sirenomelia, Lyon natural history and anatomy museum
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Fused legs, Renal agenesis, Urinary retention
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- Malformations of organs
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- Birth
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- Surgery
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- Usually die in infancy
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Research
2,691 papers- Sirenomelia, case report and review of the literature.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2022
- Sirenomelia in twin pregnancy: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2018
- Sirenomelia: A Multi-systemic Polytopic Field Defect with Ongoing Controversies.Birth defects research · 2017
- Sirenomelia and maternal chlamydia trachomatis infection: a case report and review.Fetal and pediatric pathology · 2019
- Sirenomelia: An anatomical assessment and genetic sex determination of two cases.Journal of anatomy · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Presentation
- Causes
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- Etymology
- History
- Notable individuals
- Tiffany Yorks
- Shiloh Pepin
- Milagros Cerrón
- References
thumb|upright|Sirenomelia Sirenomelia, also called mermaid syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving the appearance of a mermaid's tail, hence the nickname.
== Classification == left|thumb|Classification of sirenomelia by the presence or absence of bones within the lower limb. I) all bones of thigh and lower leg present II) fused fibula III) fibula absent IV) partially fused femur, fused fibula V) partially fused femur VI) fused femur, fused [[tibia VII) fused femur, tibia absent]]Sirenomelia is classified by the skeletal structure of the lower limb, ranging from class I, where all bones are present and only the soft tissues are fused, to class VII where the only bone present is a fused femur.
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