Anatomical variants

Dextrocardia with situs inversus

Dextrocardia with situs inversus

Note the right (R) side marker. The heart is on the right hand side. The patient therefore has dextrocardia. The stomach bubble is also on the right. In fact all the abdominal viscera are on the wrong side in this patient, an anatomical anomaly known as situs inversus.

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