Anaesthesia and Sirenomelia (Mermaid Syndrome)
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2005
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South African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
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University of Cape Town
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A 2.4kg one day old, the product of a 36-week monozygotic twin pregnancy born to a 24 yr. old primigravida by C-section for foetal distress, presented for laparotomy. The child’s mother had attended antenatal clinic once during her otherwise uneventful pregnancy. No antenatal investigations were performed. The monozygotic twin sibling, a male weighing 2.65kg, was completely normal.
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Bösenberg, A. (2005). Anaesthesia and sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome). Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 11(3), 94-96.