Dextrocardia (situs inversus)

Case contributed by Andrew Ho
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 65
Gender: Female
Annotated image

Frontal radiograph reveals situs inversus. Right aortic arch (black arrow), dextrocardia, and right-sided stomach bubble (red arrow).  Note that the image has been labeled correctly and is not flipped.

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