| Autor: |
Darius Dastouri, William McSweeney, Suntharalingam Sivananthan |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2022 |
| ISSN: |
2042-8812 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/jscr/rjac033 |
| Popis: |
Situs inversus is described as exact mirroring of the normal anatomical arrangement of the major visceral organs. Polysplenia is a congenital anomaly associated with situs inversus and causes various splenic abnormalities. This case discusses a 62-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with hypotension and abdominal pain. Commuted tomography reveals situs inversus and a lobulated mass in the right upper quadrant consistent with a splenic rupture intraoperatively. This is the first reported case of a spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with situs inversus. This case highlights the rarity of splenic injuries in situs inversus and the unique anatomical challenges that surgeons are faced with intraoperatively in a high-pressure environment. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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