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A case of malrotation and situs ambiguus

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Isolated levocardia is a rare condition in which intestinal malrotation may be encountered. The case herein reported is particularly uncommon and raises a number of questions about the development of abdominal symmetry.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Anatomie, Faculté Cochin, Université Paris V, Paris, France

    S. Beaudoin

  2. Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy, France

    O. Seror & N. Sellier

  3. Unité de Chirurgie Infantile, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy, France

    F. Fayad & C. Grapin

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Beaudoin, S., Seror, O., Fayad, F. et al. A case of malrotation and situs ambiguus. Surg Radiol Anat 21, 143–145 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-999-0143-5

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