Limb body-wall complex and sirenomelia sequence are uncommon birth defects and their association is extremely rare. Their overlapping manifestations and their concurrence in our patient suggest that they share a common cause and belong to a group of pathologically closely related conditions. Embryonic vascular disruption may be a common pathogenesis in both anomalies.
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