Congenital Hemihypertrophy (Congenital Total Segmental Hypertrophy)

Lee, Eun Yong; Lee, Duk Yong

doi:10.4055/jkoa.1970.5.3.103

J Korean Orthop Assoc. 1970 Sep;5(3):103-106. Korean.
Published online May 20, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1970.5.3.103

Case Report

Congenital Hemihypertrophy (Congenital Total Segmental Hypertrophy)

Eun Yong Lee and Duk Yong Lee

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Abstract

Congenital hemihypertrophy is one of the more unusual and interesting errors of nature found in the human race. The hemihypertrophy was first described by Meckel in 1822, and the first case was recorded by Wagner in 1839. Since that time, over 140 cases have been reported. The purpose of this article is to report an additional case along with review of previous literatures.