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23 July 2022: Articles

Laparoscopic Colectomy for a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis: The Usefulness of Preoperative Assessment

Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease

Junichi Sakamoto A* , Heita Ozawa * , Hiroki Nakanishi * , Naoyuki Toyota * , Shin Fujita *

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935538

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935538

Figure 1. Preoperative images. (A) Colonoscopy showing a type 0-Is tumor on the transverse colon. (B) Computed tomography (CT) showing complete transposition of the abdominal viscera and a mass in the transverse colon close to the hepatic flexure (white arrows). (C) CT angiography showing variation in the mesenteric vessels. White arrow heads indicate the middle colic artery. A – anterior; I – inferior; R – right; S – superior.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923