Reversal of organs, total definition - medical term
This condition (medically
called situs inversus totalis) involves complete transposition (right to left reversal) of
the thoracic and abdominal organs. The heart is not in its usual position in the left
chest but is on the right. Specifically related to the heart, this is referred to as
dextrocardia (literally, right-hearted). And the stomach, which is normally in the left
upper abdomen, is on the right. In patients with situs inversus totalis, all of the chest
and abdominal organs are reversed and appear in mirror image when examined or visualized
by tests such as x-ray filming. Situs inversus totalis has been estimated to occur once in
about 6-8,000 births. Situs inversus occurs in a rare abnormal condition that is present
at birth (congenital) called Kartagener's syndrome.
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