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Erschienen in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 10/2015

01.12.2015 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor regarding “Situs inversus with levocardia, infrahepatic interruption of the inferior vena cava, and azygos continuation: a case report”

verfasst von: Rohit S. Loomba, Robert H. Anderson

Erschienen in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Ausgabe 10/2015

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We read with great interest the case report by Del Prete et al., in which they describe their case of a young woman who presented with dyspnea, which they found to be due to a right atrial thrombus [1]. It is certainly the case that the multiple congenital malformations, such as her systemic venous abnormality, the midline liver spanning into the left abdomen, and the presence of multiple right sided spleens, are consistent with so-called “heterotaxy”. But is it justifiable to describe the situation as “partial situs inversus”? It is established that heterotaxy be segregated into right or left isomerism [2]. The reported patient is consistent with left isomerism [1]. The essence of the cardiac arrangement is isomerism of the left atrial appendages. …
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Titel
Letter to the editor regarding “Situs inversus with levocardia, infrahepatic interruption of the inferior vena cava, and azygos continuation: a case report”
verfasst von
Rohit S. Loomba
Robert H. Anderson
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2015
Verlag
Springer Paris
Erschienen in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Ausgabe 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Elektronische ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-015-1492-x

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