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Torsion of wandering spleen after Fontan operation in a patient with situs inversus: a rare complication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2022

Fumiya Miyamura Open the ORCID record for Fumiya Miyamura [Opens in a new window] ,
Osamu Matsuo Open the ORCID record for Osamu Matsuo [Opens in a new window]  and
Kimitoshi Nakamura
Fumiya Miyamura*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Osamu Matsuo
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Kimitoshi Nakamura
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Author for correspondence: Fumiya Miyamura, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Torsion of wandering spleen after the Fontan operation with situs inversus is rare.

Here, we report the case of a 6-year-old girl with a single ventricle and complete situs inversus who developed torsion of wandering spleen due to splenomegaly caused by post-operative haemodynamics of the Fontan operation. The platelet count was suggested to be useful in predicting splenic torsion.

Keywords

Fontan operationsitus inversuswandering spleen
Type
Original Article
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 6 , June 2023 , pp. 862 - 863
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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