Polysplenia Syndrome and the Development of Heart Failure due to Associated Congenital Heart Defect [PDF]
Key message: Patients with polysplenia syndrome can develop pulmonary hypertension and heart failure due to underlying congenital heart disease, underscoring the need for early recognition and intervention to prevent further progression of the condition.
Valerie Van Ballaer +2 more
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BILIARY ATRESIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH POLYSPLENIA AND SITUS INVERSUS ON ULTRASOUND, A CASE REPORT STUDY. [PDF]
Biliary atresia is a destructive, idiopathic, and inflammatory cholangiopathy that affects intra and extra-hepatic bile ducts leading to fibrosis and obliteration of the biliary tract and development of liver cirrhosis.
Evalyne Tukwasibwe +3 more
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From multiple spleens to absence: Insights from two cases of heterotaxy syndromes [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Polysplenia syndrome with truncal pancreas presenting as diabetic ketoacidosis [PDF]
Hea Min Yu, Jun Choul Lee
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A Rare Case of Heterotaxy Syndrome Associated with Hepatolithiasis and Pre-duodenal Portal Vein [PDF]
Polysplenia syndrome is characterised by spectrum of abnormalities which are rarely diagnosed in adults as an incidental finding. The anomalies include multiple spleens, midline liver, gall bladder and biliary tract anomalies, short pancreas, agenesis ...
Varna Shetty +2 more
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Long‐term clinical and socioeconomic outcomes of children with biliary atresia
With improved medical facilities, more children of biliary atresia are surviving with their native livers and require lifelong follow‐up by adult services for better outcome. Abstract Background Biliary atresia (BA) is rare liver disease of unknown etiology, and is a major indication for liver transplant (LT).
Javaid Sadiq +8 more
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Further examination of behavior during extinction‐based treatment of pediatric food refusal
Abstract Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of extinction‐based treatments to reduce challenging behavior. Although bursts and temporary increases in emotional responding may occur in some basic and applied studies, recent studies on their prevalence have shown that side effects are far from ubiquitous.
Christopher W. Engler +3 more
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Anatomy, embryology, and imaging of situs ambiguous with polysplenia and left IVC
The situs ambiguous or heterotaxy syndrome is a type of syndrome that involves multiple visceral abnormalities, vascular ones and associated with left isomerism.
Rosa Montero-Macías, MD +4 more
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Biliary atresia Key Clinical Message A newborn with a rare form of biliary atresia had posterior fossa bleed and subarachnoid hemorrhage despite vitamin K prophylaxis, indicating biliary atresia is a causality rather than chance. Abstract Biliary atresia frequently causes surgical jaundice, resulting in delayed vitamin K deficiency.
Susmin Karki +5 more
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Exome sequencing findings in children with annular pancreas
Annular pancreas (AP) is a congenital defect of unknown cause in which the pancreas encircles the duodenum. Several theories currently exist. We conducted exome sequencing in 115 affected infants and identified missense variants in two genes IQGAP1 and NRCAM.
Georgia Pitsava +6 more
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