[A rare case of sirenomelia. Possibility of prenatal ultrasonic and radiologic diagnosis].
A rare case of sirenomelia malformation in a fetus of 33 weeks is reported. Besides typical fusion of the lower extremities, important alterations of the urogenital system and large intestine are present. A review of the literature on the subject is presented. The usefulness of ultrasonography in the prenatal diagnosis of this malformation is then stressed.
Cavallotti
G P
GP
Genovese
M G
MG
Bocchini
R
R
D000328:Adult; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
Un raro caso di sirenomelia. Possibilità di diagnosi ecografica e radiologica prenatale.