Heterotaxy syndrome with associated agenesis of dorsal pancreas and polysplenia: A case report

oleh: Syed Althaf Ali1, Syeda Naziya P, Anand Abkari, GSN Murthy, B Ravindra Prakash

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Deccan College of Medical Sciences 2015-01-01

Deskripsi

Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare embryological disorder comprising of polysplenia, partial agenesis of dorsal pancreas, malrotation of gut, cardiac and vascular anomalies resulting from failure of development of the usual left–right asymmetry of organs. We report a rare case of heterotaxy syndrome with polysplenia, partial agenesis of dorsal pancreas and malrotation of gut in a 28 year female presenting with subacute intestinal obstruction along with imaging illustrations, brief discussion and thorough review of literature.