Arteriographic manifestations of abdominal situs inversus.
The arteriographic findings are described and the embryology is discussed in a rare case of situs inversus of the abdominal viscera combined with reversed rotation of the bowel. The arteriogram correctly localized the precise site of hemorrhage in this perplexing case, and a complex surgical problem was simplified.
D000005:Abdomen; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology