A case of prenatally detected left isomerism and hemiazygos continuation of inferior vena cava

ABSTRACT Heterotaxy syndromes are defined as the disorders that involve abnormal arrangement of viscera. We present a case of prenatally diagnosed left isomerism in a 30‐year‐old primigravida woman referred to our hospital for complex cardiac abnormality. Sonographic findings included heart block, u...

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Published in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2017-09, Vol.45 (7), p.430-433
Main Authors: Moradi, Behnaz, Moosavi, Najme‐Sadat, Kazemi, Mohamad Ali, Tahmasebpour, Ahmad‐Reza, Fattahi Masrour, Farzaneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion, Eugenic
Adult
Atrium
Biliary atresia
Catheters
congenital heart disease
Disorders
Female
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging
Heart diseases
heterotaxy syndrome
Humans
Interruption
Isomerism
left isomerism
Pregnancy
prenatal diagnosis
Stomach
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods
Ultrasound
Vena Cava, Inferior - abnormalities
Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging
Viscera
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Summary:ABSTRACT Heterotaxy syndromes are defined as the disorders that involve abnormal arrangement of viscera. We present a case of prenatally diagnosed left isomerism in a 30‐year‐old primigravida woman referred to our hospital for complex cardiac abnormality. Sonographic findings included heart block, unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect, interruption of the inferior vena cava with hemiazygos continuation, double superior vena cava, a right‐sided stomach, and biliary atresia. The hemiazygos vein drained into the right atrium by the persistent left superior vena cava. This type of inferior vena cava interruption and continuation is rarely reported in prenatally detected cases of left isomerism. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:430–433, 2017
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.22464