Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding

Abstract Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with asplenia/polysplenia and complex congenital heart disease. Facial palsy in heterotaxy is very rare. The management is still challenging with a poor prognosis. Proper counseling to the family about the disease course, treatment modalities, and outcomes...

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Main Authors: Sanjeev Kharel, Dinesh Prasad Koirala, Suraj Shrestha, Hari Sedai, Bibek Man Shrestha, Sushan Homagain, Suraj Kandel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4573
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author Sanjeev Kharel
Dinesh Prasad Koirala
Suraj Shrestha
Hari Sedai
Bibek Man Shrestha
Sushan Homagain
Suraj Kandel
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description Abstract Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with asplenia/polysplenia and complex congenital heart disease. Facial palsy in heterotaxy is very rare. The management is still challenging with a poor prognosis. Proper counseling to the family about the disease course, treatment modalities, and outcomes is essential.
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spelling doaj.art-da8b7454163347ae97eb049377a028412022-12-22T04:03:01ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-08-0198n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.4573Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn findingSanjeev Kharel0Dinesh Prasad Koirala1Suraj Shrestha2Hari Sedai3Bibek Man Shrestha4Sushan Homagain5Suraj Kandel6Institute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery Pediatric Surgery Unit Tribhuvan UniversityTeaching Hospital Kathmandu NepalInstitute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu NepalInstitute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu NepalInstitute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu NepalInstitute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu NepalInstitute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Kathmandu NepalAbstract Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with asplenia/polysplenia and complex congenital heart disease. Facial palsy in heterotaxy is very rare. The management is still challenging with a poor prognosis. Proper counseling to the family about the disease course, treatment modalities, and outcomes is essential.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4573aspleniacomplex congenital heart diseaseheterotaxysitus ambiguous
spellingShingle Sanjeev Kharel
Dinesh Prasad Koirala
Suraj Shrestha
Hari Sedai
Bibek Man Shrestha
Sushan Homagain
Suraj Kandel
Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
Clinical Case Reports
asplenia
complex congenital heart disease
heterotaxy
situs ambiguous
title Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
title_full Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
title_fullStr Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
title_full_unstemmed Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
title_short Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding
title_sort heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease facial palsy and asplenia a rare newborn finding
topic asplenia
complex congenital heart disease
heterotaxy
situs ambiguous
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4573
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