RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Engelhardt, Thomas SR Print(0) ID 1164073738 T1 Immotile Cilia Syndrome T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861789 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164073738 RD 2024/03/29 AB It is a rare disorder that causes defects in the action of cilia lining the respiratory tract, sinuses, Eustachian tube, middle ear, fallopian tube, and the flagella of sperm cells. This genetic disorder characterized by immotility of the cilia as a result of lack or dysfunctional dynein. Clinically, these patients are subjected to recurrent respiratory infections, bronchiectasis, and sinusitis as a result of accumulation of secretions. This anomaly is associated in approximately 50% of patients affected with situs inversus (this syndrome is often called Kartagener Syndrome).