Congenital lobar emphysema associated with polysplenia syndrome
Annals of Saudi Medicine. 2010; 30 (6): 482-484
in English
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ABSTRACT
Polysplenia, or left isomerism, is a rare heterotaxy syndrome characterized by bilateral bi-lobed lungs, bilateral pulmonary atria, a symmetrical midline liver, and multiple aberrant splenic nodules. We report a case of polysplenia associated with congenital lobar emphysema apart from other typical anomalies. Such an association has not been previously reported. The patient was a young male with progressive exertional breathlessness referred for high resolution CT of the lungs. CT, MRI and echocardiography revealed [in addition to congenital lobar emphysema of right lung] a hemiazygos continuation of the inferior vena cava, a persistent left superior vena cava, multiple splenunculi in the right hypochondrium, midline liver, bilateral bilobed lungs, a large pulmonary artery [suggestive of severe pulmonary artery hypertension] and a large VSD- a typical constellation of findings described in polysplenia syndrome
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Spleen
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Syndrome
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Vena Cava, Inferior
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Vena Cava, Superior
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Echocardiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Choristoma
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Heart Atria
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. Saudi Med.
Year:
2010
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