Research Article: Situs inversus with levocardia in a 15-year-old male adolescent: a case report
Abstract:
Situs inversus with levocardia is a rare anomaly in which the heart is present in the left chest but the abdominal viscera are transposed. It is caused by a single incomplete penetration of an autosomal recessive gene. It is unclear what exactly causes situs inversus with levocardia. Even if situs inversus can be identified following a comprehensive physical examination, it is now possible to validate the results and search for further information and pathologies since medical imaging is so widely accessible.
Introduction:
Three categories—situs solitus (normal body asymmetry), heterotaxy, and situs inversus (mirror image orientation of abdominal and thoracic organs)—can be used to categorize the positions of the abdominal and thoracic organs [1]. Situs inversus totalis refers to the complete reversal of normal organ position, which includes both the thoracic and abdominal organs. Between the two extremes, situs solitus (normal) and situs inversus (reversed) totalis, is the spectrum of situs ambiguous (indeterminate), defined by…
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