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- Title
Situs inversus totalisli olguda akut apandisit: Nadir bir akut karın olgusu.
- Authors
Atak, Tuba; Bozkurt, Süleyman; Akay, Tamer; Coşkun, Halil
- Abstract
Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in patients presenting to the emergency department. In patients presenting with abdominal pain, appendicitis is the most common surgical disorder. Situs inversus totalis is a rare genetic anomaly characterised by the arrangement of the abdominal and thoracic organs in a perfect mirror image of their normal position. Transposition of the organs causes difficulty in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the abdomen and thorax. In patients with abdominal pain, appendicitis is the most common surgical disorder. Left-sided appendicitis occurs in association with situs inversus and intestinal malrotation. In this report, we describe a rare case of left-sided appendicitis with situs inversus totalis.
- Subjects
SITUS inversus; APPENDICITIS; ACUTE abdomen; BARNACLES; CHEST (Anatomy); PATIENTS
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Surgery / Ulusal Cerrahi Dergisi, 2012, Vol 28, Issue 3, p153
- ISSN
1300-0705
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/UCD.2012.06