Apert syndrome is a rare craniosynostosis syndrome with significant bilateral syndactyly of the hands and feet. Usually it is detected by ultrasonography during the third trimester unless there is a family history. We present an interesting sporadic case with features consistent with Apert syndrome
3-M syndrome: a prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis
โ Scribed by Francesco Meo; Vincenzo Pinto; Vincenzo D'Addario
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
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