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Fontan′s circulation is a unique challenge for the anesthesiologist. Venous pressure is the only source of blood flow for the pulmonary circulation. Patients with such circulation are extremely sensitive to progression of cyanosis (decreased pulmonary ...
Preet Mohinder Singh +4 more
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Antenatal diagnosis of midgut volvulus with successful immediate post-natal management
Fetal volvulus of the midgut occurs when the bowel twists around the axis of the superior mesenteric artery. It is usually diagnosed postnatally but with improving ultrasonography, there have been increasing number of cases reporting antenatal diagnosis ...
Zhen Quan Teo +3 more
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Anatomical Asplenia in Cat Eye Syndrome: An Expansion of the Disease Spectrum
We report a patient with Cat eye syndrome (CES) associated with anatomical asplenia. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no prior reports of this association. Screening for asplenia in CES is potentially important, as asplenia places patients at increased risk for life‐threatening bacterial infections. Hence patients with CES without a spleen
DeepakBabu Chellapandian +3 more
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Splenic Anomalies of Shape, Size, and Location: Pictorial Essay
Spleen can have a wide range of anomalies including its shape, location, number, and size. Although most of these anomalies are congenital, there are also acquired types. Congenital anomalies affecting the shape of spleen are lobulations, notches, and clefts; the fusion and location anomalies of spleen are accessory spleen, splenopancreatic fusion, and
Adalet Elcin Yildiz +6 more
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Etiology and Management of Hemorrhagic Complications of Portal Hypertension in Children
Portal hypertension in children represents a particular diagnostic and management challenge for several reasons: (1) treatment outcomes should be evaluated in relationship with a long‐life expectancy, (2) pediatric patients with portal hypertension constitute an heterogeneous population, both in terms of individual characteristics and diversity of ...
Alejandro Costaguta +2 more
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Congenital heart disease and inverse situs as a prenatal expression of Ivemark Syndrome
Introduction: Ivemark Syndrome is a rare congenital condition that affects multiple organs of the body; it is classified as a disorder of heterotaxiaor laterally disorder.
Melissa Toledo Licourt +2 more
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Accuracy of Prenatal Diagnosis in Elective Termination of Pregnancy: 385 Cases from 2000 to 2007
Objective. To evaluate the quality of prenatal results in all cases of termination of pregnancy (TOP) due to fetal abnormalities in a tertiary prenatal diagnosis center. Material and Methods. Retrospective analysis of the 385 TOP performed on our department due to fetal abnormalities between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2007.
Fabiana Ramos +13 more
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes
Objective. The purpose of this study was to establish the outlook for fetuses diagnosed with complete atrioventricular septal defect (cAVSD) prenatally and its relation to additional cardiac, extracardiac, and chromosomal abnormalities. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed fetal echocardiograms diagnosed with cAVSD from January 2002 to December 2007 ...
Gokhan Yıldırım +7 more
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Congenital Cholestatic Syndromes: What Happens When Children Grow Up?
Although advances in the management of children with congenital cholestasis have enabled many to survive into adulthood with their native livers, even the most common of these conditions remains rare in adult hepatology practice. Among four congenital cholestatic syndromes (biliary atresia, Alagille syndrome, Caroli disease and congenital hepatic ...
Simon C Ling
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Biallelic loss of Dnajb11 causes cystic kidney disease and fibrosis in mice, resembling human disease characteristics of this atypical form of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Cysts form predominantly in proximal tubules. Impaired GPS cleavage of Polycystin‐1 (PC1) in Dnajb11‐deficient cells represents a potential mechanism underlying cyst
Tilman Busch +12 more
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