Rare case of situs inversus, where the organs in the chest and abdomen are a mirror image of their normal arrangement.
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What’s the giveaway that this is truly situs inversus and not simply a chest x-ray that’s been flipped on the reader? I’ve thrown up many x-rays that appeared to be situs inversus before checking to see where the R or L were located.
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