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Acute splenic torsion in an adolescent with polysplenia syndrome: case report [PDF]

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background Splenic torsion is a rare but potentially serious event. It can occur in association with various anatomical anomalies, such as polysplenia.
Flora Vassallo, Fabio Panzuto, Gregorio Serra, Anna Maria Caruso, Laura Putignano, Denisia Bommarito, Giovanni Corsello, Sergio Salerno   +7 more
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Polysplenia syndrome associated with multisystem malformation: A rare case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Polysplenia syndrome is a rare congenital disease with multiple systemic developmental abnormalities. Their occurrence and development are closely related to embryonic development. The prognosis of the disease depends on its anatomical structure, and the
Wangyi Yang, Yaqi He, Zhaocheng Kuang, Wenyan Guo   +3 more
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Heterotaxy polysplenia syndrome with cholangiopancreatic cancer: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundHeterotaxy polysplenia syndrome is a rare condition characterized by multiple abnormal spleens and irregular placement of various organs. Some patients have been documented as developing various types of cancers, although the association with ...
Ziye Chen, Ziye Chen, Yu-Ann Chen, Yu-Ann Chen, Xuedong Wang, Wenyan Song, Wenyan Song, Yadi Geng, Yadi Geng, Pengfei Wang, Siming Kong, Jiahong Dong, Jiahong Dong, Hui Bai, Yunfang Wang, Yunfang Wang, Yunfang Wang, Yunfang Wang   +17 more
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Infantile Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis and Polysplenia: A Case Report

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2022
Abdullahi Yusuf Ali,1 Ahmet Biyikli,1 Abdishakur Mohamed Abdi,1 Ilkay Guler2 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2General Directorate of Public Hospitals, Ministry of Health of Republic of
Yusuf Ali A, Biyikli A, Abdi AM, Guler I
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An extremely rare case of congenitally absent superior mesenteric artery and polysplenia undergoing aneurysmectomy for superior mesenteric artery aneurysm

Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, 2023
We herein reported an extremely rare adult case with a congenitally absent superior mesenteric artery associated with polysplenia, who successfully underwent aneurysmectomy and revascularization for superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. To investigate the
Yoichi Kawahira, Takashi Shibuya, Akira Tomokuni, Yukitoshi Shirakawa   +3 more
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Thoracoscopic oesophago-oesophagostomy in the prone position for oesophageal stenosis caused by dilated azygos vein in polysplenia-associated heterotaxy

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2021
Background: Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with a plethora of cardiovascular and other multi-system anomalies with a high childhood mortality. A dilated azygos vein as part of the polysplenia variant of heterotaxy syndrome may cause oesophageal ...
Rajesh Bhojwani, Nikhil Jain
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Incidental Detection of Adult Polysplenia Syndrome With Situs Inversus Totalis, Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava, and Bronchiectasis [PDF]

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Incidental detection of polysplenia associated with situs inversus totalis in an adult is rarely reported in literature.1,2 “Heterotaxy” refers to a wide spectrum of anomalies involving dysmorphism of thoracoabdominal organs across the right-left axis of
Kanupriya Arora, Mansi Verma, Sushma Makhaik   +2 more
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Polysplenia syndrome with semi-annular pancreas, midgut malrotation and interrupted inferior vena cava: A rare adult case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Polysplenia syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly within the heterotaxy spectrum. It is typically diagnosed in childhood due to associated cardiac malformations, whereas detection in adults without cardiovascular involvement is uncommon.
Saber Abdellah Bassel, MD, Mohamed Abdellaoui, MD, Meriem Edderai, MD, Rachida Saouab, MD, Hassan Ennouali, MD, Jamal El Fenni, MD, Ouijdane Zamani, MD   +6 more
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From multiple spleens to absence: Insights from two cases of heterotaxy syndromes [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by abnormal arrangement of the thoracic and abdominal organs and is classified into polysplenia (left isomerism) and asplenia (right isomerism) syndromes.
Suman Paudel, MD, Rishi Ram Banjade, MBBS, Niraj Kumar Sharma, MD, Sharmila Ghimire, MD, Prerana Singh Rokaha, MBBS   +4 more
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Polysplenia in an Adult Patient

Internal Medicine, 2012
A 45-year-old woman was referred for CT of the abdomen due to endoscopically detected esophageal varices. The patient complained of dizziness and long-term epigastric pain. The CT scan showed five aberrant splenic nodules (Picture a), a short pancreas (Picture b, arrowhead), a preduodenal portal vein (Picture b, arrow), intestinal malrotation (Picture ...
Ivan Turkalj, Kosta Petrović, Sanja Stojanović, Ivan Mikov   +3 more
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