Ectopic spleen and left-sided vena cava in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Teomete U., SEÇİL M., Goktay A., Igci E., Dicle O.

COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS, vol.26, no.3, pp.177-180, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0895-6111(01)00037-4
  • Journal Name: COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.177-180
  • Keywords: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, ectopic spleen, vena cava inferior anomalies
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a congenital overgrowth syndrome characterized by anterior abdominal wall defects, macroglossia, and gigantism. A variety of other abnormalities have been described, however association with ectopic spleen and left-sided vena cava has not been reported previously. We report ectopic spleen, left-sided vena cava and the other abdominal imaging findings of an adult BWS case who came up to date without any follow-up from the early childhood. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.