Abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with situs inversus totalis.

Cir Cir

Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.

Published: September 2021

Antecedentes: El situs inversus totalis (SIT) es una condición congénita infrecuente, en la cual los órganos asimétricos del abdomen y el tórax presentan una disposición en espejo; su asociación con aneurismas de aorta abdominal (AAA) es inusual y supone un reto quirúrgico.

Caso ClÍnico: Presentamos el caso de una paciente con SIT y AAA, por lo que se decide llevar a reparación quirúrgica. El AAA en pacientes con SIT es infrecuente; en la literatura hay pocos casos reportados. A pesar de ser una relación inusual, su tratamiento de forma electiva fue segura en nuestra paciente.

Background: The situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital condition, in which the asymmetric organs of the abdomen and thorax have a mirror ubication; its association with abdominal aortic aneurysms, is unusual.

Case Report: We will present the case of a patient with SIT, who has an abdominal aortic aneurysm, taken to open surgical repair. The presentation of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with infrequent SIT, with few reported cases in the literature. Despite being an unusual relationship, elective treatment was safe, as we seen in our patient.

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