Heterotaxia syndromes are rare birth defects which can result in developmental malformations. A 64-year-old woman presented to the hospital for preoperative screening for kidney donation; during which she was found to have no gallbladder and no spleen, without any signs of surgical removal. This could be a new description of a heterotaxia syndrome.
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