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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(03): 721-724
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736396
Case Report

Gollop-Wolfgang Complex: Clinical and Imaging Implications

Robert Hunter Vanderberg
1   Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
,
Thomas Block
1   Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
,
Thomas Gates
1   Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
,
Juan Gomez
1   Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
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Abstract

Gollop-Wolfgang complex is defined as the presence of a distal bifid femur and tibial hemimelia with or without hand ectrodactyly. The condition commonly presents with several skeletal abnormalities and internal organ congenital defects. We hereby report a case with a classical presentation of Gollop-Wolfgang complex.

Keywords

bifid femur - ectrodactyly - Gollop-Wolfgang complex - hemimelia

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The authors have obtained the parents' (mother's) permission for publication of the case in a scientific journal, with an undertaking for all efforts to conceal the patient's identity.


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Article published online:
13 November 2021

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