Sirenomelia - Mermaid syndrome with oesophageal atresia: A rare case report

Abstract

Veena Raja, Vidyavathi Kannar, C. S. Babu Rajendra Prasad

Sirenomelia or Mermaid syndrome is a very rare congenital deformity in which legs are fused together and commonly associated with abnormal kidney development, genital, and rectal abnormalities. In this present case, sirenomelia was associated with oesophageal atresia, which is a rare association and occurs in about 20-35% of cases.