Author/Authors :
Davari Tanha, Fatemeh Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Mirzaaghaee, Farzaneh Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Karimi Khezri, Marzie Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Kaveh, Mahbod Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Limb bud first appears during the third week of gestation with the upper limb buds appearing a
few days before the lower limb buds. Complete absence of one or more limbs, called Amelia, occurs prior to
the eighth week of gestation. We report a case of Amelia in a twin gestation.
