[Duodenal atresia and heterotaxia].
We report two cases of duodenal atresia associated with corporal symmetry changes. The one of them presented a "situs inversus total" and the other one a Ivermak syndrome. The association between duodenal atresia and Ivermak syndrome has a very low incidence. We have not found references with respect to the association between duodenal atresia and "situs inversus totalis". The embryo-genetic hypothesis that could relate both anomalies are discussed. Perhaps are not caused by chance.
López Candel
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Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Centro Materno-Infantil, H.G.E., Virgen de las Nieves, Granada.
López Candel
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Jiménez Alvarez
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia; D008297:Male; D014781:Viscera / Q000002:abnormalities*