Abstract
Background: Surgical problem known as Acute Cholecystitis is very common nowadays; however it may cause trouble in diagnosing when person has situs inversus, (i.e.) viscera situated on the opposite side of the body. Our case report discusses the history and physical exam findings, images of radiograph, diagnosis, and how we dealt with cholecystitis in situs inversus with dextrocardia.Case Presentation: An eighty-six yrs. old male having pain in the upper left hypochondrium region, presented in emergency department. He was later diagnosed to have acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) with cholelithiasis (presence of gallstones in gallbladder) in situs inversus totalis. Patient underwent elective open cholecystectomy within 24 h. Patient recovered well and was discharged on fourth postoperative day.Conclusion: Acute cholecystitis in Situs Inversus with Dextrocardia is very rare congenital anomaly and requires great expertise in the field of surgery to operate on these patients because of the reverse anatomy of the organs.
Highlights
The surgical problem called acute cholecystitis is very common nowadays; it may be difficult to diagnose when a person has situs inversus, which is a congenital anomaly characterized by the viscera being situated on the opposite side of the body
Our case report discusses the history, findings from the physical examination, radiographic images, diagnosis, as well as how we dealt with cholecystitis in situs inversus with dextrocardia
Situs inversus totalis is a congenital problem; it has an incidence of 1:10,000 to 1:20,000, according to Mayo et al (1)
Summary
Key words Cholecystitis, Situs Inversus, Dextrocardia, Acute Abdominal Pain Introduction: The surgical problem called acute cholecystitis is very common nowadays; it may be difficult to diagnose when a person has situs inversus, which is a congenital anomaly characterized by the viscera being situated on the opposite side of the body. Our case report discusses the history, findings from the physical examination, radiographic images, diagnosis, as well as how we dealt with cholecystitis in situs inversus with dextrocardia.
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