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Asplenia echocardiography and ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
An Echo may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia with complex cardiac anomalies. An ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia.
Echocardiography
Echocardiography
- An Echo may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia with complex cardiac anomalies. Findings on an Echo includes:[1] [2]
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
- An ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia, ultrasound may indicate:[3]
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References
References
- ↑ Erdem SB, Genel F, Erdur B, Ozbek E, Gulez N, Mese T (2015). “Asplenia in children with congenital heart disease as a cause of poor outcome”. Cent Eur J Immunol. 40 (2): 266–9. doi:10.5114/ceji.2015.52841. PMC 4637402. PMID 26557043.
- ↑ Bhalla K, Singh J, Yadav J, Mehra S (2016). “Asplenia Syndrome in a Neonate: A Case Report”. J Clin Diagn Res. 10 (6): SD05–6. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/18535.8028. PMC 4963731. PMID 27504371.
- ↑ Albrecht T, Poss K, Issaranggoon Na Ayuthaya S, Triden L, Schleiss KL, Schleiss MR (2019). “Case report of congenital asplenia presenting with Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) sepsis: an emerging pediatric infection in Minnesota”. BMC Infect Dis. 19 (1): 947. doi:10.1186/s12879-019-4572-4. PMC 6842177 Check
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