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Situs inversus abdominalis and polysplenia

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest CT for ignored reasons

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female

There is inversion of some abdominal structures (liver, spleen and stomach) with thoracic structures in normal position. Multiple splenules are seen on right hypochondrium. The study protocol was made for chest CT.

Case Discussion

Situs inversus partialis refers to any kind of incomplete organs inversion, like in this case. Malformations associations are more frequent in situs inversus partialis than in situs inversus totalis.

Polysplenia refers to multiple small accessory spleens.

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