Sirenomelia is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of one in 100,000 pregnancies. It is also called as Mermaid Syndrome because of fused leg, giving appearance of mermaid’s tail. The cause of the condition is probably due to abnormalities in gastrulation in caudal segments. It was initially termed caudal regression, but it is clear that structures do not regress, they simply do not form...

INTRODUCTION Sirenomelia, also known as mermaid syndrome, is a very rare fatal congenital abnormality in which the legs are fused together, giving them the appearance of a mermaid's tail. It is commonly associated with abnormal kidney development, genital and rectal abnormalities. A handful of cases have been reported in other parts of the world, however, no cases have previously been reported ...

Sirenomelia, also known as "mermaid malformation/syndrome," is a rare, serious congenital anomaly characterized by variable degrees of fusion of the lower limbs and associated with severe malformations of vertebral, genitourinary, cardiovascular system and single umbilical artery. The first pregnancy of a 25-year-old woman resulted in one twin born by Cesarian section at 32 weeks' gestation, wh...