A Rare Anatomical Variation Complicating A Diffuse Abdominal Pain Presentation: Colonic Perforation in Situs inversus totalis

Omar Elfanagely; Yousef  Elfanagely; Abimbol Pratt

doi:10.22541/au.162575272.27940045/v1

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A Rare Anatomical Variation Complicating A Diffuse Abdominal Pain Presentation: Colonic Perforation in Situs inversus totalis

Omar Elfanagely,
Yousef Elfanagely,
Abimbol Pratt

Abstract

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare anatomical variation of the thoracic and abdominal organs. We report a case of a 93-year-old woman who presented with pneumoperitoneum secondary to stercoral colonic perforation requiring emergent Hartman’s procedure.