Sirenomelia with Potter syndrome: a case report and review of literature

Authors

  • Amrita Singh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospitals, New Delhi, India
  • Anupma Kumari Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20195588

Keywords:

Anhydramnios, Congenital anomaly, Limb deformity, Mermaid syndrome, Potter syndrome, Sirenomelia

Abstract

Sirenomelia or mermaid syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by variable degree of fusion of lower extremities. Awareness to this rare condition is important for prenatal diagnosis and prognosticating the fetus. The exact etiopathogenesis is still an area of research. Two pathogenic hypotheses are the vascular steal hypothesis and the defective blastogenesis hypothesis with exceptions reported in literature.

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Published

2019-12-26

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