Pancreatic aplasia in a fetus with asplenia-cardiovascular defect-heterotaxy (Ivemark syndrome).
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol
; 82(8): 601-4, 2008 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-18496831
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Asplenia or polysplenia and complex cardiovascular defects, in association with disturbed body symmetry and malposition of internal organs, constitute the main corpus of malformations in the heterogeneous group of heterotaxy disorders. In affected pregnancies, prenatal diagnosis is possible by ultrasonography, while prognosis and counseling largely depend upon the severity of the cardiac defect. CASE We present a 25 week gestation fetus with typical findings of asplenia-cardiovascular defect-heterotaxy (Ivemark syndrome) and aplasia of the pancreas.CONCLUSIONS:
Pancreatic aplasia emerges as an additional phenotypic feature in Ivemark syndrome and raises the possibility of total pancreatic insufficiency of the affected neonate as an additional, although rare, clinical consideration.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Páncreas
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Anomalías Cardiovasculares
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Feto
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Grecia