Successful Obstetric Outcome in Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus and Moderate Pulmonary Hypertension- Rare Case
Published: October 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/20429.8749
Deepika, Leena Wadhwa, Chandna Shekhar, Jyoti Saini, Monica Chetani
1. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babu Jag Jivan Ram Memorial, Hospital, New Delhi, India.
5. Fnb Trainee, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Deepika,
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E-mail: lhmcdeepika@gmail.com
Situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly, which is characterized by right sided heart (Dextrocardia) and inversely rotated visceral organs of abdomen. In present case, the patient reported with G3p2l2, 34 weeks of gestational period along with breathlessness accompanied and labour pains. On further investigation, she was diagnosed as dextrocardia with situs inversus and moderate pulmonary artery hypertension along with severe iron deficiency anaemia. Patient had normal vaginal delivery with intra-partum and post-partum period. Normally, any patient having situs inversus has a normal life expectancy and is not associated with any significant morbidity or mortality.
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