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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2024

Left-sided perforated appendicitis in a patient with situs inversus totalis, a case report.

Wondu Mekonnen Abebe, Deribe Mekonnen Workalemahu, Robera Amenu Leta, Mezgebu Alemnah Asefa, Hirut Tesfahun Alemu, Yohannis Derbew Molla

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6 authors.

Wondu Mekonnen AbebeBishoftu General Hospital, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Deribe Mekonnen WorkalemahuBishoftu General Hospital, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Robera Amenu LetaBishoftu General Hospital, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Mezgebu Alemnah AsefaBishoftu General Hospital, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Hirut Tesfahun AlemuCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Yohannis Derbew MollaCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-0538

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Abstract

Situs inversus, an uncommon disorder, causes the orientation of asymmetric organs to be opposite to that of normal anatomy. It can be either partial, affecting only the thoracic or abdominal cavities, or full, involving the transposition of both the thoracic and abdominal organs. A 31-year-old Ethiopian male patient presented with migratory abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant for 3 days. Associated with the pain, he experienced symptoms of nausea, vomiting of ingested matter, and loss of appetite. Investigations were consistent with left-sided appendicitis with situs inversus totalis. Therefore, the patient was operated on and discharged with no perioperative complications. Appendicitis is a rare cause of left lower quadrant pain. In order to reduce the delay in patient treatment and avoidable perioperative complications, emergency physicians, radiologists, and surgeons must become more knowledgeable about situs inversus and left side appendicitis.

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Acute appendicitiscase reportperforationsitus inversus totalis

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PMID39118816
PMCPMC11307355

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