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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16(02): 203-204
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29091
Original Article

Sirenomelia

D S Shah
Department of Radiodiagnosis,V S HOSPITAL, Ellisbridge , Ahmedabad- 380016, India
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G Tomar
Department of Radiodiagnosis,V S HOSPITAL, Ellisbridge , Ahmedabad- 380016, India
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Keywords

Mermaid syndrome - Vitelline artery steal


Publication History

Received: 10 August 2005

Accepted: 15 April 2006

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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