title: Sirenomelia (symelia apus) with Potter's syndrome in connection with gestational diabetes mellitus: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We report one case of a fetus of sirenomelia sequence with Potters syndrome which showed oligohydramnios and symelia apus. The infant showed absent urinary tract and external genitalia, the legs were fused by skin and had separate bones associated with Potter's syndrome. The mother had a history of gestational diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Genetic unit Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Haggar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yahia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abdel-Hadi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Kaissi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal