Sirenomelia also called mermaid syndrome is a congenital, rare, lethal, multisystemic human malformation of unknown etiology. The characteristic feature sirenomelia the fusion lower limbs, resulting in appearance mermaid’s tail, and thus name “mermaid syndrome.” This condition characterized by various severe urogenital abnormalities presence singular umbilical cord blood vessel, it more common ...

Sirenomelia is an exceptionally rare cogenital malformation characterized by a single fused lower limb. This deformity is variably known as symmelia, sympodia monopodia, sympus and due to its resemblance to the mermaid of Greek and Roman mythology popularly also known as mermaid baby. Sirenomelia has prevalence of 1.5 4.2 cases per 100,000 births(l). About 300 cases of this lethal anomaly have ...

caudal regression syndrome (caudal dysplasia sequence) is a rare congenital malformation. it has a spectrum ranging from simple anal atresia to the absence of sacral, lumbar and possibly lower thoracic vertebrae and the most severe form called sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome). sirenomelia has a sole characteristic, which is the limbs fusion, with multiple internal structural abnormalities particu...

This case involves the rare congenital disorder Sirenomelia, a diagnosis initially suspected during prenatal ultrasound and later confirmed by prenatal MRI. Sirenomelia, or mermaid syndrome, is mainly characterized by variable fusion of the lower limbs and by genitourinary anomalies. The vast majority of cases of this disease result in death secondary to associated renal agenesis or hypoplasia....