Kartagener Syndrome

Etiology: Immotile cilia
Imaging: Situs inversus, bronchiectasis, sinusitus
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Radiology Cases of Kartagener Syndrome

CXR of Kartagener syndrome — CXR AP shows situs inversus with the cardiac apex in the right hemithorax, the stomach bubble in the right abdomen and mild thickening of the airways centrally.

Radiology Cases of Kartagener Syndrome With Bronchiectasis

CXR of Kartagener syndrome — CXR AP (left) shows dextrocardia while the stomach is in the right upper quadrant. There are cystic changes in the lower lobes bilaterally which are best visualized on the CXR lateral (right).

Radiology Cases of Kartagener Syndrome With Sinusitis

Sinus radiograph of sinusitis in Kartagener syndrome — Waters radiograph of the sinuses shows mucosal thickening and opacification of the bilateral maxillary sinuses, left greater than right.