Journals / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 3

A rare cause of left lower quadrant abdominal pain: Acute appendicitis with situs inversus totalis

Karın sol alt kadran ağrısının nadir bir sebebi: Situs inversus totalisli hastada akut apandisit

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In view of the legal repercussions for doctors as a result of erroneous diagnosis and treatment, we think that adequate evaluation of the studies in the emergency service is important and that the radiological investigations have to be used appropriately and sufficiently.

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Objective & Hypothesis:For the patient admitted with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, acute appendicitis is the most frequently considered diagnosis.
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Key Findings & Data:Appendectomy is the most common of all emergency operations.
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Abstract

For the patient admitted with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, acute appendicitis is the most frequently considered diagnosis. Appendectomy is the most common of all emergency operations. However, there may be several reasons for left lower quadrant abdominal pain. Situs inversus totalis is an anomaly that occurs during embryonic development when intraabdominal and intrathoracic organs have reverse localization. In this case report, we present a patient who was admitted with left lower quadrant abdominal pain and was diagnosed as situs inversus totalis and acute appendicitis. In view of the legal repercussions for doctors as a result of erroneous diagnosis and treatment, we think that adequate evaluation of the studies in the emergency service is important and that the radiological investigations have to be used appropriately and sufficiently.

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Sağ alt kadran ağrısıyla başvuran hastada ilk akla gelen tanılardan biri akut apandisittir. Apendektomi en sık yapılan acil cerrahi ameliyattır. Karın sol alt kadran ağrısının çok değişik nedenleri olabilir. Situs inversus totalis embriyonik gelişim sırasında meydana gelen bir anomalidir. Bu anomalide karın ile toraks içi organlar ters yerleşimlidir. Bu olgu sunumunda sol alt kadran ağrısıyla başvuran, incelemeler sonrası situs inversus totalis ile birlikte akut apandisit tanısı konulan olgu tartışıldı. Hekimlere yanlış tanı ve tedavi sonrası açılan davalar göz önüne alınırsa, acil serviste yapılan tüm incelemelerin yeterli değerlendirilmesi ve eldeki radyolojik imkanlardan doğru ve yeterince yararlanılması gerektiği düşüncesindeyiz.

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KARAGÜLLE, E., TÜRK, E., YILDIRIM, E., MORAY, G. (2010). A rare cause of left lower quadrant abdominal pain: Acute appendicitis with situs inversus totalis. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 3, 268–270. https://ajindex.com/articles/324573

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