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Dextrocardia

Case contributed by: Dr Roberto Schubert

Presentation:

Incidental finding on a routine chest x-ray in a male adolescent.

From the case: Dextrocardia
Modality: X-ray
  • Inverse position of the heart (dextrocardia).
Inverse position of the heart (dextrocardia).

Case Discussion:

The heart is positioned inversely. The upper abdominal organs (and probably the lungs, too) are in their normal positions.

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