Polysplenia accompanied by major cardiovascular anomalies with prolonged survival.
A 52-year-old female with polysplenia accompanied by major cardiovascular anomalies (a ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, persistent left superior vena cava, absent inferior vena cava with a hemiazygos connection and visceral heterotaxia) is reported. She underwent successful surgical treatment and showed prolonged survival.
Hojo
Y
Y
Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
Kuroda
T
T
Yamasawa
M
M
Miyashita
H
H
Seino
Y
Y
Mitsuhashi
T
T
Sekiguchi
H
H
Shiina
A
A
Shimada
K
K
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities