1. Prenatal diagnosis of left isomerism with normal heart: a case report.
- Author
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De Paola N, Ermito S, Nahom A, Dinatale A, Pappalardo EM, Carrara S, Cavaliere A, and Brizzi C
- Abstract
Objective: Left isomerism, also called polysplenia, is a laterality disturbance associated with with paired leftsidedness viscera and multiple small spleens. Left isomerism, heart congenital abnormalities and gastrointestinal malformation are strongly associated., Methods: We present a case of prenatal diagnosis of left isomerism in a fetus with a structurally normal heart., Conclusion: Left isomerism syndrone may coesist with a structurally normal heart. If prenatal left isomerism is suspected, even in presence of a normal heart, is mandatory to esclude sign of gastrointestinal abnormalities, as late poly hy dramnios, and cardiac rhytm disturbance during the pregnancy and neonatal age.
- Published
- 2009