Unusual variation of asplenia syndrome.
The case of a 1-year-old cyanotic boy diagnosed with asplenia syndrome has been reported. By physical and laboratory examinations, levocardia, atrial inversion, primum ASD, single atrioventricular valve, single ventricle (left-hand morphology), rudimentary right ventricle (anterior, left-sided), pulmonary stenosis, left-sided vena cava, single vena cava superior were established and the case was diagnosed with asplenia syndrome. The patient has concordance between tracheo-bronchial situs and lung anatomy and inverted atrial and visceral situs, but without atrial isomerism that makes his case an unusual variation of asplenia syndrome.
Tunaoğlu
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical School of Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Olguntürk
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Gücüyener
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Demirsoy
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Uzamiş
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome