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Situs inversus

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest pain.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Dextrocardia.  Right sided aortic arch.

The gastric bubble is on the right.

Lungs clear.

Case Discussion

Situs inversus.  

Check any old imaging and labeling to ensure this is the case before incorrectly labeling a patient with this when it may have been a technical error in film acquisition.

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