Situs Inversus Totalis - A Rare Case Report

Abstract

BACKGROUNDA 60 years old previously asymptomatic female was admitted with accelerated hypertension and she was incidentally found to have mirror images of normal anatomical organs in chest and abdomen called situs inversus totalis. Situs inversus totalis is a congenital anomaly characterized by transposition of abdominal viscera associated with dextrocardia. Complete situs inversus is a rare syndrome of autosomal recessive inheritance. The anatomic, pathologic, embryologic and aetiology of complete situs inversus and related abnormalities are presented in this case with special emphasis to genetic correlation.