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Cirugía y cirujanos
versão On-line ISSN 2444-054Xversão impressa ISSN 0009-7411
Resumo
TELLEZ-BELTRAN, Diego; GONZALEZ-MUNOZ, Alejandro; BARON-CIFUENTES, Vladimir e PRADILLA-GOMEZ, Juan M.. Abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with situs inversus totalis. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, suppl.1, pp.79-82. Epub 08-Fev-2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20001581.
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.
Palavras-chave : Aneurysm; Situs inversus; Vascular.