Special Imaging Casebook: Dipygus or Pygomelia

Dipygus: Computed tomography findings and management.

Complete dipygus is a very rare congenital malformation involving complete lumbosacral duplication with two pelves and four lower limbs [1]. Several incomplete forms have been reported. Pygomelia is an incomplete form in which two of the lower limbs fusion (symmelia) form a single supernumerary middle limb inserting into the pelvis [2—5]. Pygomelia has often been described as caudal or lumbosac...

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Pygomelia or supernumerary limbs in a crossbred calf

A crossbred (Sindhi x local indigenous) calf that was 12 days old was admitted to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Chittagong Government Veterinary College, Bangladesh, with two accessory hind limbs attached to the pelvic region in between the hind legs. This was clinically identified as a congenital anomaly popularly called pygomelia. The pygomelia was successfully corrected by surgical excis...

Cardiology Casebook

Advancing age affects vascular structure and function. However, since the aging process varies between men and women, there must be other factors that influence aging. Extensive medical literature describes how vascular function differs in older and younger individuals. Certainly genetics have a major and defining influence on longevity. The question that begs an answer is, do environmental fac...

A Casebook for Spatial Statistical Data Analysis