Clinical Case Reports (Jul 2024)

Congenital incomplete duplication of lower extremity (polymelia) accompanied with anorectal malformation and unilateral deafness

  • Yumetaka Shinden,
  • Michiyuki Hakozaki,
  • Shun Hiruta,
  • Hideaki Tanaka,
  • Yoshihiro Matsumoto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9119
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 7
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message Polymelia (supernumerary limbs) is an extremely rare congenital condition in humans. Because congenital anorectal malformation is a relatively common complication of polymelia and it may require emergency surgery as in the present case, accompanying malformations must be investigated.

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