Abstract
A retrospective review of 5,539 fetal echocardiograms over a 22-year period revealed
85 cases of dextrocardia. In primary dextrocardia (46 cases), the incidence of situs
solitus, inversus, and ambiguous, was similar and associated with a high incidence
of complex cardiac malformations in situs solitus and situs ambiguous. Secondary dextrocardia
(39 cases) was due to intrathoracic displacement and, when caused by diaphragmatic
hernia, was associated with cardiac malformations in 31% of cases. Even in complex
cases, fetal echocardiography was highly accurate; therefore, specific counseling
can be given to parents.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 15,
2004
Received in revised form:
March 15,
2004
Received:
November 5,
2003
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© 2004 Excerpta Medica Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
