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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]

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An Echo may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia with complex cardiac anomalies. An ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia.

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References

  1. Erdem SB, Genel F, Erdur B, Ozbek E, Gulez N, Mese T (2015). "Asplenia in children with congenital heart disease as a cause of poor outcome". Cent Eur J Immunol. 40 (2): 266–9. doi:10.5114/ceji.2015.52841. PMC 4637402. PMID 26557043.
  2. Bhalla K, Singh J, Yadav J, Mehra S (2016). "Asplenia Syndrome in a Neonate: A Case Report". J Clin Diagn Res. 10 (6): SD05–6. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/18535.8028. PMC 4963731. PMID 27504371.
  3. Albrecht T, Poss K, Issaranggoon Na Ayuthaya S, Triden L, Schleiss KL, Schleiss MR (2019). "Case report of congenital asplenia presenting with Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) sepsis: an emerging pediatric infection in Minnesota". BMC Infect Dis. 19 (1): 947. doi:10.1186/s12879-019-4572-4. PMC 6842177 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 31703560.