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We herein report a case of a female embryo who died in utero and at autopsy she was found to have bilateral renal agenesis with the extrarenal manifestations of Potter's syndrome together with mermaid syndrome which is a rare combination. From all the anomalies of the upper urinary tract bilateral renal agenesis seems to have a cardinal role in the survival of the embryo afflicted with the spectrum of associated anomalies.
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Liatsikos, E.N., Perimenis, P., Dandinis, K. et al. Mermaid and Potter's Syndrome Occurring Simultaneously. Int Urol Nephrol 31, 277–281 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007149414339
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