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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;3(9):61.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2012.011151. Epub 2012 Sep 4.

Splenic rupture in a patient with situs inversus

Rohan Khandelwal  1 , Rajveer Chaudhary, Lokender Kumar, Mahender Singh, Prashant Usurumarthi, Shailendra Singh, Praveen Garg, Ashwani Gupta
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Case Reports

Splenic rupture in a patient with situs inversus

Rohan Khandelwal et al. JRSM Short Rep. 2012 Sep.
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Figure 1
X-ray chest showing levocardia (cardiac apex on the left side of the thorax)
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Figure 2
Computerized tomography scan showing a shattered spleen on the right side of the abdomen with liver on the left side
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