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right isomerism

Thursday 23 November 2006

In right isomerism, both atrial appendages are pyramidal in shape and the lungs are trilobed with short eparterial bronchi.

See also

- heterotaxy (situs anomalies, laterality disorders)

References

- Peeters H, Devriendt K. Human laterality disorders. Eur J Med Genet. 2006 Sep-Oct;49(5):349-62. Epub 2006 Jan 3. PMID: 16461029

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  • Right visceral isomerism with bilateral quadrilobar lungs
  • Right visceral isomerism with bilateral quadrilobar lungs
  • Right visceral isomerism with bilateral quadrilobar lungs
  • Right visceral isomerism with bilateral quadrilobar lungs