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A Case Report of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus: A Rare Condition and Its Clinical Importance.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Unified Three-Step Mirror-Image Protocol for ECG, Echocardiography, and Cardioversion in Dextrocardia: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Understanding and managing dextrocardia withBiomedical reports · 2026Article
- Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus Totalis in an Ethiopian Woman: A Case Report.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2026Article
- An Opto-Bio-Hydrodynamic Platform for Instructing Cardiac Left-Right Asymmetry Development.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Case Report: A Mirror Within: Open Appendectomy in a Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis and Acute Appendicitis.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- A Rare Case of Dextrocardia With Atrioventricular Septal Defect and Situs Inversus in an 8-Month-Old Infant Complicated by Severe Acute Malnutrition.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Left-sided perforated appendicitis in a patient with situs inversus totalis, a case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare medical condition characterized by a complete mirror-image reversal of the normal positioning of the internal organs. Aristotle initially described situs inversus in animals, while Fabricius first characterized it in humans. Although the specific cause is uncertain, there is evidence of autosomal recessive and X-linked inheritance. Before seeking treatment for an unrelated ailment, many people with SIT are unaware of their distinct anatomy, as in our case. The presented case is a 30-year-old female patient from Central Ethiopia, presented to Hakim Gizaw Teaching Hospital outpatient department of medicine with the complaint of right-sided anterior chest pain for five days. Clinically, the apical beat was heard in the right 5th intercostal space. After undergoing an electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, chest X-ray, and abdominal ultrasound, she was diagnosed with situs inversus totalis. The clinical implications of SIT encompass challenges in diagnosis and procedures, potential congenital cardiac abnormalities, considerations for organ transplantation, and clinical decision-making, particularly in emergency scenarios.
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