title: Left-sided liver and right sided Polysplenia: a 77-year-old patient with hetrotaxy syndrome.
abstract: Hetrotaxy syndrome is defined as an abnormality where the internal thoraco-abdominal organs demonstrate abnormal arrangement across the left-right axis of the body. Although it is a known condition among physicians taking care of pediatric patients, it is rarely seen in adult day-to-day medicine and most physicians involved in care of adult patients are unaware of it. It is important to recognize this anomaly based on clinical findings,due to its reported association with various medical conditions. We report a case of a 77-year-old patient diagnosed with Hetrotaxy syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. dr8382@gmail.com
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brahmbhatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Bhavesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barad
authors.affiliation: M.P. Shah Medical College in Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Mehul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panchal
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Vedang
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhavsar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atif
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klosterman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D059446:Heterotaxy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014781:Viscera / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging