Heterotaxy syndrome - Asplenia and polysplenia as indicators of visceral malposition and complex congenital heart disease

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 278-290

  Bartram, Ulrike ^a,b   Wirbelauer, Johannes ^a   Speer, Christian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asplenia; Heterotaxy; Ivemark syndrome; Polysplenia; Situs inversus

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ASPLENIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SPLEEN;

EID: 27844584842     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087625     Document Type: Review

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