BBC News: Doctors hail 'mermaid' operation - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4596501.stm
Doctors in Peru say they have successfully operated to separate a one-year-old girl's fused legs. |
Indian Pediatrics - http://www.indianpediatrics.net/feb2004/feb-196.htm
Infantogram of a baby with Sirenomelia. |
Peru 'Mermaid' Has Oxygen Therapy, Doing 'Great' - http://www.health-news.org/breaking/203/corrected-peru-mermaid-has-oxygen-therapy-doing-great.html?email=bobrat@gmail.com#addcomments
A Peruvian baby dubbed the "Little Mermaid" because of a rare birth defect in which her legs are fused, is making good progress after initial surgery to prepare her legs for separation, her doctor said on Monday. |
Sirenomelia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirenomelia
Wikipedia article. |
The Fetus Net - http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=440
An article by Sandra R Silva, MD and Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD |