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A case of unusual visceral heterotaxy syndrome with isolated levocardia

  • Dae Sun Jo
  • , Sung Su Jung
  • , Chan Uhng Joo*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Situs inversus of the abdominal organs in the presence of normally placed heart on the left side of the thorax is known as situs inversus with isolated levocardia. This rare condition is commonly associated with severe congenital defects of the heart. We report a case of situs inversus with levocardia in a 19-year-old asymptomatic male patient with completely normal heart on the left chest. Spiral computed tomography of the thorax and abdomen and echocardiographic studies revealed situs inversus of abdominal organs, normal heart (levocardia), mirrored left lungs, a midline liver, a left-sided inferior vena cava connecting to the right atrium, multiple splenic masses in the abdominal right upper quadrant, and aneurysmal dilatation of a splenic artery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)705-709
Number of pages5
JournalKorean Circulation Journal
Volume43
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013.10

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Heterotaxy syndrome
  • Levocardia

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine

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