Mermaid syndrome

Abstract

Sirenomelia also known as the mermaid syndrome is a very rare congenital anomaly characterized by lower limb fusion and severe urogenital gastrointestinal cardiovasculer central nervous system malformations We report a case of sirenomelia who had a single umblical artery renal agenesis pulmoner hypoplasia esophageal atresia ventricular septal defect anal atresia intestinal atresia and who was lost at fifth hour of life Turk Arch Ped 2013; 48: 65 7

Keywords

• Caudal dysgenesis, mermaid, sirenomelia

Denizkızı sendromu

Abstract

Sirenomeli olarak da adlandırılan denizkızı mermaid sendromu oldukça nadir görülen doğumsal bir bozukluktur Bu sendromda bebeğe denizkızı görünümünü veren yapışık bacakların yanı sıra ağır üreme boşaltım mide bağırsak kalp damar ve merkezi sinir sistemi bozuklukları bulunur Bu yazıda yapışık bacakların yanı sıra göbek kordonunda tek arter böbrek yokluğu akciğer hipoplazisi özofagus atrezisi ventriküler septal defekt anal atrezi bağırsak atrezisi saptanan ve doğumunun beşinci saatinde kaybedilen denizkızı sendromu olgusu sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Denizkızı
• kaudal disgenezi
• sirenomeli

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14. Denizkızı sendromu / Mermaid syndrome