1. A unique case of right-sided Poland syndrome with true dextrocardia and total situs inversus
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Taner Yavuz, Omer Polat, Sevil Altunrende, Erkan Yesiller, Selma Düzenli, Ali Kiliçgün, Melih Güven, and Halil Ibrahim Atasoy
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Male ,Dextrocardia ,congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Poland syndrome ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Situs Inversus ,medicine.disease ,Thrombophilia ,Surgery ,Radiography ,Situs inversus ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Etiology ,Humans ,Abnormalities, Multiple ,Poland Syndrome ,Child ,business ,Medical literature - Abstract
Poland syndrome has been reported to be associated with true dextrocardia, but not with true situs inversus. In this report, we describe the first patient with total situs inversus in medical literature and try to highlight the syndrome's probable etiology and pathogenetic mechanisms in utero.
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- 2012
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