title: Broncho-atrial discordance. A clinically diagnosed case.
abstract: Determination of the arrangement of the atrial chambers ("atrial situs") is the first step in sequential chamber analysis of complex congenital heart disease. Although bronchial pattern, as detected by chest X-ray, is an excellent guide for prediction of atrial arrangement, exceptions to this rule based on post-mortem examination have been described. We report a case in which discordance between the atrial arrangement (mirror-image) and bronchial morphology (usual) was diagnosed during life.
mesh_terms: D001995:Bronchography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*