Roentgenologic features of the Meckel syndrome
✍ Scribed by U. Seppänen; R. Herva
- Book ID
- 105258258
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 726 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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## Abstract The Meckel syndrome (MS) is an autosomal recessive disorder classically defined by the triad of occipital encephalocele, multicystic kidneys, and polydactyly. Here we describe 3 sibs with varying manifestations of MS. The propositus had isolated cystic renal disease. The other sibs were