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Situs inversus thoracis

MedGen UID:
473002
•Concept ID:
C0266645
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Situs Inversus Thoracis; Transposition of thoracic organs; Transposition of thoracic viscera
SNOMED CT: Situs inversus thoracis (70978004); Transposition of thoracic viscera (70978004); Transposition of thoracic organs (70978004)

Definition

A congenital condition in which there is complete right-to-left reversal of the position of the thoracic organs. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSitus inversus thoracis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Syndrome of primary ciliary dyskinesia: Kartagener's syndrome with empyema thoracis and azoospermia.
Gill TS, Sharma S, Mishra RR, Lahiri TK
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1996 Jul-Sep;38(3):201-4. PMID: 8987295

Diagnosis

Syndrome of primary ciliary dyskinesia: Kartagener's syndrome with empyema thoracis and azoospermia.
Gill TS, Sharma S, Mishra RR, Lahiri TK
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1996 Jul-Sep;38(3):201-4. PMID: 8987295

Prognosis

Syndrome of primary ciliary dyskinesia: Kartagener's syndrome with empyema thoracis and azoospermia.
Gill TS, Sharma S, Mishra RR, Lahiri TK
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1996 Jul-Sep;38(3):201-4. PMID: 8987295

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