Case Report
Year: 2018 | Month: January | Volume: 8 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 292-297
Open Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Report
Prof Iqbal Aziz1, Dr. Albina2
1Professor, Department of Jarahat, Ajmal Khan Tibbya College & Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P. India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Jarahat, State Takmil-ut-Tib College & Hospital, Lucknow University, Lucknow, U.P. India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Albina
ABSTRACT
Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital positional anomaly, which is characterized by transposition of abdominal viscera associated by Dextrocardia. Its incidence is reported variously between 1 in 6,000 to 35,000 live births. This condition can pose difficulties in diagnosis and management. Herein we present a case of SIT. A 60 years old patient presented with pain at left Hypochondrium. Who was found to have SIT with cholelithiasis and managed by open cholecystectomy.
Key words: Situs inversus, Diagnosis, Left Hypochondrium, Cholelithiasis.