Home
About Us
Issues
Authors
Reviewers
Users
Subscription
Our Other Journals
Site map
Aims and Scope
Salient Features
Editorial Board
Editorial Statements
Editorial-PeerReview Process
Publication Ethics & Malpractice
Ijars Performance
Journal Policy
Contact Us
Current Issue
Forthcoming
Article Archive
Access Statistics
Simple Search
Advanced Search
Submit an Article
Instructions
Assistance
Publication Fee
Paid Services
Apply As Reviewer
Acknowledgment
Register Here Edit Register
Register For Article Submission
Login Here Logout
Login For Article Submission
Annual
Buy One Issue
Payment Options
How to Order
JCDR
IJNMR
NJLM

 

Welcome : Guest

Users Online :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original article / research

Year :2016 Month : September-October Volume : 5 Issue : 4 Page : -

Situs InversusTotalis with Malposition of Caecum and Ascending colon

Correspondence Address :
Vidya Gunasekaran, Gladwin Victor Raj, Parkash Chand,
Dr. Gladwin Victor Raj,
Associate Professor,
Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute of
Postgraduate Medical Education and Research,
Puducherry-605006, India.
E-mail: drgladwin@gmail.com
Introduction: Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is an inversion anomaly involving the position of abdominal and thoracic viscera with respect to the midline. The medical and surgical management of these patients are technically more challenging because of the mirror image location of the viscera. The objective of the present case report is to document a rare case of SIT associated with malposition of caecum and ascending colon. A routine gross anatomy dissection was carried out for demonstration for the undergraduate students, in a formalin fixed female cadaver. Abdominal and thoracic region dissection was carried out following standard procedures. An inversion anomaly associated with malposition of colon was encountered, which was documented appropriately. Inversion anomaly of abdominal organs was observed with the liver on the left and stomach and spleen situated on the right side of the body. The position of large intestine per se was lower and it was found that the caecum and appendix was located deep down, in the left pelvic region with a short segment of ascending colon. In the pelvis, uterus was identified and was retroverted in position. Further, dissection of the thoracic region confirmed dextrocardia in the same cadaver. The position of great vessels in the thorax and the abdomen were also inverted with regards to the midline.These anatomical variations should be kept in mind during clinical and radiological examination in patients presenting with unusual signs and symptoms of abdominal region. Further, inversion of technical procedures is mandatory for effective surgical management of such SIT cases.
 
[ FULL TEXT ]   |   [ ]
 

Article Utilities

  • Readers Comments
  • Article in PDF
  • Citation Manager
  • Article Statistics
  • Link to PUBMED
  • Print this Article
  • Send to a Friend

Quick Links

REVIEWER
ACCESS STATISTICS
Home  |  About Us  |  Online First  |  Current Issue  |  Simple Search  |  Advance Search  |  Register  |  Login  |  Contact  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Use
Author Support  |  Submit Manuscript  |  IJARS Pre-Publishing  |  Reviewer  |  Articles Archive  |  Access Statistics
©INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANATOMY RADIOLOGY & SURGERY (IJARS), ISSN : 2277-8543.
EDITORIAL OFFICE : 1/9, Roop Nagar, Delhi 11000. Phone : 01123848553

* This Journal is owned and run by medical professionals *