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Maki Mitsunaga, Naoto Urushihara, Yoshifumi Fujimoto, Kisaburo Sakamoto
Asplenia syndrome (AS) is a complex disorder that includes a variety of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal malformations (GMs), and its prognosis remains poor. We treated 40 AS patients between 2000 and 2010, 10 of whom underwent surgery to correct GMs. These comprised 7 hiatus hernias (HH), 1 intestinal malrotation (IM), 1 stomach volvulus, and 1 ompalocele. In this review, we consider the optimal surgical timing and methods of management, especially for HH and IM. Surgery was performed in 6 of 7 HH patients...
July 2011: Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi
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