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ArticleCureus2024

A Rare Case of Situs Inversus Partialis With Levocardia in a 73-Year-Old Patient.

Omar Salaheldin Ibrahim Mahrous, Kah Cheong Tong, Osahon Andrew Gbinigie

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Omar Salaheldin Ibrahim MahrousAcute Internal Medicine, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, GBR.
Kah Cheong TongAcute Internal Medicine, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, GBR.
Osahon Andrew GbinigieAcute Internal Medicine, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Situs inversus partialis (SIP) is an extremely rare congenital disorder in which most of the visceral organs are located on the opposite side of their usual anatomical locations. The condition is usually associated with levocardia, in which the apex of the heart is directed toward the left side. In our case study, a female patient with a history of dysphagia and weight loss presented to the outpatient clinic under the urgent two-week wait pathway. She underwent a CT scan of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, which revealed that she has SIP in which some of the abdominal organs are reversed and others are in their normal anatomical locations. The patient was diagnosed with esophageal carcinoma. However, because of her rare condition, it was challenging to insert a nasogastric tube into her reversed stomach and to explore other feeding options, e.g., jejunostomy. This report discusses a rare case of SIP, incidentally discovered in a patient with suspected esophageal malignancy, and its associated surgical challenges in her management.

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congenital birth defectdysphagiaesophageal carcinomasitus inversus with levocardiaweight loss

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PMID39712821
PMCPMC11661905

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