reversal of organs, total

reversal of organs, total Complete transposition of the thoracic and abdominal organs from right to left, placing the heart in the right side of the chest, and so on. Organs appear as if in mirror image when examined or X-rayed. Total reversal of organs has been estimated to occur in about 1 in 6,000 to 8,000 births. It also occurs in a rare, abnormal congenital condition called Kartagener syndrome. Also known as situs inversus totalis. See also dextrocardia; Kartagener syndrome.