Situs ambiguus
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situs-ambiguus-189-6558170
title:
Situs ambiguus
text:
Situs ambiguus, or heterotaxy, is a rare congenital defect in which the major visceral organs are distributed abnormally within the chest and abdomen. Clinically, heterotaxy spectrum generally refers to any defect of left-right asymmetry and arrangement of the visceral organs; however, classical heterotaxy requires multiple organs to be affected. This does not include the congenital defect situs inversus, which results when arrangement of all the organs in the abdomen and chest are mirrored, so
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description:
Abnormal placement of organs in the chest and abdomen
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situs_ambiguus
date created:
2004-10-15T14:13:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T05:21:22Z
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