title: Polysplenia accompanied by major cardiovascular anomalies with prolonged survival.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsuhashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shiina
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: 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