Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report

SUMMARY: Dextrocardia with situs inversus is an uncommon anomaly affecting about 1 to 2 per 10,000 in the general population. This report describes an adult male patient with dextrocardia and in a Turkish subject. The photographic illustrations revealed transposition of some of the visceral organs s...

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Autores principales: Yilmaz,Seher, Demirtas,Abdullah, Tokpinar,Adem, Acer,Niyazi
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Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2019
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-950220190003009002019-09-11Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case ReportYilmaz,SeherDemirtas,AbdullahTokpinar,AdemAcer,Niyazi Dextrocardia Situs inversus totalis Rare anomaly SUMMARY: Dextrocardia with situs inversus is an uncommon anomaly affecting about 1 to 2 per 10,000 in the general population. This report describes an adult male patient with dextrocardia and in a Turkish subject. The photographic illustrations revealed transposition of some of the visceral organs such as the spleen was located right and the liver and gall bladder on the left. The heart was flattened and flipped to the right. Many people with situs inversus totalis are unaware of their unusual anatomy until they seek medical attention for an unrelated condition. So, early detection may lead to a successful surgical management and consequently offer a safer chance of survival. This report showed that dextrocardia and situs inversus can be seen amongst Turkish subjects.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.37 n.3 20192019-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022019000300900en10.4067/S0717-95022019000300900
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Dextrocardia
Situs inversus totalis
Rare anomaly
spellingShingle Dextrocardia
Situs inversus totalis
Rare anomaly
Yilmaz,Seher
Demirtas,Abdullah
Tokpinar,Adem
Acer,Niyazi
Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report
description SUMMARY: Dextrocardia with situs inversus is an uncommon anomaly affecting about 1 to 2 per 10,000 in the general population. This report describes an adult male patient with dextrocardia and in a Turkish subject. The photographic illustrations revealed transposition of some of the visceral organs such as the spleen was located right and the liver and gall bladder on the left. The heart was flattened and flipped to the right. Many people with situs inversus totalis are unaware of their unusual anatomy until they seek medical attention for an unrelated condition. So, early detection may lead to a successful surgical management and consequently offer a safer chance of survival. This report showed that dextrocardia and situs inversus can be seen amongst Turkish subjects.
author Yilmaz,Seher
Demirtas,Abdullah
Tokpinar,Adem
Acer,Niyazi
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Demirtas,Abdullah
Tokpinar,Adem
Acer,Niyazi
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title Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report
title_short Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report
title_full Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report
title_fullStr Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis in a Turkish Subject: A Case Report
title_sort dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis in a turkish subject: a case report
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate 2019
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