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Accessory spleen

Known as: Spleniculus, Supernumerary spleens, Supernumerary spleen 
An accessory spleen is a round, iso-echogenic, homogenic and smooth structure and is seen as a normal variant mostly on the medial contour of the… 
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Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type 2HYDROLETHALUS SYNDROME 1Meckel syndrome type 1Oculodigitoesophagoduodenal syndrome

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Heterotaxy Syndrome – Asplenia and Polysplenia as Indicators of Visceral Malposition and Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Heterotaxy results from failure of the developing embryo to establish normal left-right asymmetry. Typical manifestations include… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Five- and 10-year survival rates after surgery for biliary atresia: a report from the Japanese Biliary Atresia Registry.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts
BackgroundA congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (CEPS) is uncommon. A type 1 CEPS exists where there is absence of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Abdominal manifestations of situs anomalies in adults.
A study was made of 19 adults with situs anomalies (situs inversus [n = 10], situs ambiguous with polysplenia [n = 8], situs… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Heterotaxy: Associated conditions and hospital-based prevalence in newborns
Purpose: To provide insight into the possible etiology and prevalence of heterotaxy, we studied conditions associated with… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Situs revisited: imaging of the heterotaxy syndrome.
Situs anomalies present a diagnostic challenge to radiologists because of the overlapping spectrum of findings commonly seen in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Primary midline developmental field. I. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics.
Opitz [BD:OAS XXIX(1):3-37, 1993] has postulated that during early blastogenesis the entire embryo represents a single… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Polysplenia: A review of 146 cases
SummaryThe types of cardiac and visceral anomalies of 146 autopsied cases of polysplenia are described. One hundred and five of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
ASPLENIA AND POLYSPLENIA SYNDROME
This report described the morphological characteristics of seven cases of asplenia syndrome and three of polysplenia syndrome… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Morphological considerations pertaining to recognition of atrial isomerism. Consequences for sequential chamber localisation.
The atrial morphology and venous connections were assessed "blind" in 51 necropsy specimens from patients with visceral… 
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