Dextrocardia with situs inversus: A case report

Adeyekun, AA; Onunu, A N; Mazeli, F O

doi:10.4314/wajm.v22i4.28065

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“…One such non-cardiac malformation is the combination of dextrocardia, abnormality of mucociliary function and bronchiectasis (Kartagener's syndrome) which has been reported in a Nigerian child and is associated with repeated sinus and pulmonary infections. 2 Several cases of dextrocardia have been documented in Nigeria, some with co-existing cardiac anomaly while others were asymptomatic or had non cardiac symptomatic malformations [10][11][12][13][14] The recognition of situs inversus is important for preventing surgical mishaps that result from the failure to recognize reversed anatomy or an atypical history. For example, in a patient with situs inversus, cholecystitis typically causes left upper quadrant pain 15 Situs inversus also complicates organ transplantation operation as donor organs will almost certainly come from situs solitus (normal), as heart and liver have geometric problems while placing the organs into a cavity shaped in mirror image.…”

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Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis in an Adult Nigerian: a Case Report

Uchenna¹,

DE²

2012

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Situs inversus with dextrocardia is the complete inversion of position of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. It may be isolated or associated with malformations, especially cardiac or alimentary. It may be discovered in infancy because of associated anomalies but often remains asymptomatic and discovered by chance in adult life. We report a 69 year old Nigerian woman found to have dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis while presenting for treatment for a totally unrelated problem. Her chest radiograph was however erroneously marked by the radiographer as normal resulting in a wrong report. The findings from an electrocardiogram and echocardiography confirmed the location of the heart in the right hemithorax and an abdominal sonogram showed the liver and gall bladder on the left side of the abdomen while the stomach and spleen were located on the right side. This report underscores the need for routine screening by individuals so that such congenital anomalies can be identified and surgical diagnoses in such patients made correctly to prevent surgical complications.

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Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis in an Adult Nigerian: a Case Report

Uchenna¹,

DE²

2012

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“…Although chest radiograph, Barium studies and ultrasound are useful in initially diagnosing this condition, CT and MRI are the modalities of choice for confirmation and outline the full underlying anatomic variations. 5 On the chest radiograph, the situs is clearly identified by the position of the cardiac shadow and stomach bubble after confirming tthat the marker is not incorrectly placed. , The situs can be confirmed if the bronchial branching pattern is identified on correlating with lateral projection if available.…”

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Imaging findings in a case of situs inversus totalis

Ramavathu

2021

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Situs inversus is an uncommon condition in which there is transposition of thoracic and abdominal structures. We report a case of situs inversus totalis detected incidentally in a 72-year-old female under investigation for haematuria. The imaging findings and role of imaging in this condition have been described in detail. This article emphasises the need for the clinicians to be aware of situs anomalies before planning surgical or radiological interventions in these patients.

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“…Dextrocardia is a congenital defect in which the heart is pointed towards the right side of the chest instead of normally pointing to the left [1]. Situs inversus is a short form of the Latin phrase "Situs inversus Viscerum" meaning "inverted position of the internal organs, as first described by Marco Severino in 1643 [2].…”

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Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis in a Tanzanian Male Cadaver: A Rare Variation

Lufukuja¹

2016

IJAR

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Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus is a rare heart condition characterized by not only variant positioning of the heart, but also the mirror-image reversal of the organs in the chest and abdominal cavity. Dextrocardia with Situs inversus totalis was detected incidentally in a 30-35-year-old male cadaver in our daily routine dissection for undergraduate medical students. We found that the right lung was bi-lobed and had a cardiac notch while the left lung had three lobes. The liver and gallbladder were positioned on left and the spleen on the right. The arch of aorta passed posteriorly to the right and azygous vein arched on the left bronchus to enter the superior vena cava on the left side. Situs inversus, though rare condition, is dangerous if not diagnosed prior to surgery.

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Dextrocardia with situs inversus: A case report

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Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis in an Adult Nigerian: a Case Report

Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis in an Adult Nigerian: a Case Report

Imaging findings in a case of situs inversus totalis

Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis in a Tanzanian Male Cadaver: A Rare Variation

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