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[Polysplenia syndrome (author's transl)]. 1975

I Damjanov, and V Vargek

Report of two cases of polysplenia with the typical syndrome of bilateral leftsidedness. Besides the typical findings hallmarking the syndrome in one child esophageal atresia and in the other the atresia of extrahepatic bile ducts were found. The authors point out the possibilities for a clinical premortem diagnosis of the polysplenia syndrome.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D004933	Esophageal Atresia	Congenital abnormality characterized by the lack of full development of the ESOPHAGUS that commonly occurs with TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA. Symptoms include excessive SALIVATION; GAGGING; CYANOSIS; and DYSPNEA.	Atresia, Esophageal,Atresias, Esophageal,Esophageal Atresias
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000015	Abnormalities, Multiple	Congenital abnormalities that affect more than one organ or body structure.	Multiple Abnormalities
D001344	Autopsy	Postmortem examination of the body.	Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations
D001652	Bile Ducts	The channels that collect and transport the bile secretion from the BILE CANALICULI, the smallest branch of the BILIARY TRACT in the LIVER, through the bile ductules, the bile ducts out the liver, and to the GALLBLADDER for storage.	Bile Duct,Duct, Bile,Ducts, Bile
D013154	Spleen	An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.