ACYATJOTIC LESIONS



Situs inversus involves a mirror image reversal of several organs, including the heart, the liver,and the gastrointestinal tract. These patients have normal longevity unless the disorder is associated with chronic sinusitis and bronchiectasis (Kar-tagener’s syndrome). Situs inversus can be iden­tified by physical examination and chest x-ray (cardiac apex and stomach bubble to the right, liver to the left). If the heart is in the right chest but the abdominal viscera are correctly located, dextroversion of the heart is present and, unlike situs inversus, is often associated with other con­genital cardiac anomalies.





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