Pheochromocytoma in a patient with heterotaxy syndrome: a case report [PDF]
Background Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare congenital condition characterized by abnormal arrangement of thoracoabdominal organs, often associated with complex cardiac and splenic anomalies. Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that overproduces
Farid Farahani Rad +3 more
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Characterization of ultrasound and postnatal pathology in fetuses with heterotaxy syndrome [PDF]
BackgroundTo explore the diagnostic clues and abnormality spectrum of heterotaxy syndrome by prenatal ultrasonography and postnatal verification.MethodsThe prenatal ultrasonic data of 88 heterotaxy syndrome fetuses were analyzed retrospectively as left ...
Qiumei Wu +11 more
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Noncompaction cardiomyopathy and heterotaxy syndrome. [PDF]
Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is characterized by compact and trabecular layers of the left ventricular myocardium. This cardiomyopathy may occur with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Martinez HR +3 more
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Locally invasive cholangiocarcinoma causing gastric outlet obstruction in heterotaxy syndrome: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome is a disease of embryo development resulting in abnormal distribution of thoracic and abdominal organs across the left-right axis.
Wanyang Qian, MD +3 more
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Multisystem Phenotypic Spectrum in Pediatric Heterotaxy Syndrome: A Case Series. [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome is a congenital condition characterized by abnormal left-right axis patterning of thoracoabdominal organs, frequently accompanied by complex congenital heart disease and extracardiac anomalies.
Mukherjee TG +2 more
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Heterotaxy syndrome with biliary atresia: a case report. [PDF]
We report the case of a late preterm female neonate, born at 36 weeks' gestation, with heterotaxy syndrome, severe congenital heart defects (dextrocardia, situs inversus, left atrial isomerism, complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), and double ...
Khazi AI +3 more
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A Case of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in an Elderly Adult With Heterotaxy Syndrome. [PDF]
Heterotaxy is a syndrome characterized by a spectrum of anatomical anomalies in organ lateralization due to embryological errors. It frequently involves intrathoracic organs, especially the heart, leading to congenital abnormalities. Abdominal organs can
Lin Z, Rahman A, Quintero S.
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Heterotaxy syndrome – An unusual cause for bowel obstruction in an adult [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome, also known as situs ambiguous, is a spectrum of pathology due to loss of the normal right-to-left asymmetry of the thoraco-abdominal organs.
Radhiya Minty, Tanaka Gomba, Rabia Abid
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Early and long-term outcomes following cardiac surgery for patients with heterotaxy syndromeCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]
Objective: Heterotaxy syndrome is a complex multisystem abnormality historically associated with high morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate the early and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery in heterotaxy syndrome.
Victor S. Alemany, MD, MS +6 more
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Heterotaxy is defined as an abnormality where the internal thoraco-abdominal organs demonstrate abnormal arrangement across the left-right axis of the body. This broad term includes patients with a wide variety of very complex cardiac lesions. Patients with heterotaxy can be stratified into the subsets of asplenia syndrome and polysplenia syndrome, or ...
Lee‐Anne Slater
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