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Syndrome! Polysplenia ina 10 year old girl


Akanbi Ganiyu
Anwar Mithwani
Mahmoud El Awad
Sary Naga

Abstract

We present a case of 10 year old patient with polysplenia, situs inversus abdominus, malrotation of bowel and renal anomalies. Polyspenia Syndrome refers to presence of two or more spleens associated with various abnormalities in chest and abdomen. Situs inversus is present in about 20% of cases Polysplenia Syndrome in association with situs inversus abdominus, incomplete malrotation of bowel and renal anomalies is rarely reported.

Keyword: Polysplenia, situs inversus abdominus, incomplete malrotation and ectopic kidney

Trop J Obstet Gynaecol, 30 (1), April 2013

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