polysplenia syndrome

polysplenia syndrome
a congenital syndrome characterized by multiple splenic masses, left-sidedness, abnormal position and development of visceral organs, complex cardiovascular defects, and abnormal, usually bilobate, lungs; it may be related to Ivemark syndrome.

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