Dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis

Discussion:

Dextrocardia refers to when the heart is unusually positioned/flipped to the right side of the chest. Situs inversus, also a rare congenital condition, is when the body's internal organs are someway rearranged from their standard placements. Inversus totalis is defined by both dextrocardia and situs inversus. Most discover they have this often-asymptomatic condition upon an unrelated medical visit. 

This case was submitted with supervision and input from:
Soni C. Chawla, M.D.
Health Sciences Clinical Professor,
Department of Radiological Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Attending Pediatric Radiologist,
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center.

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