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Case Report: A Mirror Within: Open Appendectomy in a Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis and Acute Appendicitis
Waleed Ahmad1, Haadia Ali2, Wasif Majeed Chaudhry2
1Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore Pakistan.
Clinical Case Reports
|August 6, 2025
Abstract:
In case of situs inversus totalis, acute appendicitis can develop in the left lower quadrant, and delayed diagnosis and complications can occur. Clinicians should be highly suspicious and should use imaging to confirm diagnosis. Detection of anatomical differences leads to intervening steps at an initial stage and optimal surgical success in peculiarities.
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