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Associated occurrence of persistent truncus arteriosus and asplenia
C H Gumbiner1, B M McManus, L A Latson
1Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198.
Pediatric Cardiology
|July 1, 1991
Summary
This report details a rare case of persistent truncus arteriosus combined with splenic agenesis and asplenia syndrome in an infant. This specific congenital heart defect association has not been previously documented in medical literature.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Embryology
Background:
- Persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA) is a severe congenital heart defect.
- Asplenia syndrome is a rare condition characterized by absence of the spleen and other visceral anomalies.
- The co-occurrence of PTA and asplenia syndrome is exceptionally uncommon.