An Incidental Finding of Polysplenia Syndrome in a Geriatric Patient: A Case Report.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-183282
ABSTRACT
Polysplenia syndrome is a rare congenital disease characterized by presence of two or more spleens and affection of other asymmetric organs. It is often recognized in childhood and rarely in adulthood. Here we report a case of polysplenia syndrome in an elderly female having multiple accessory spleens, stomach and aorta on right side of abdomen and liver, gallbladder, inferior vena cava and common bile duct on left side of abdomen. She was also having congestive cardiac failure with atrial fibrillation and lumbar vertebra collapse.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2014
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