Perforated appendix in situs inversus viscerum. A case report.
A patient with situs inversus viscerum and a perforated left-sided appendix is reported. The embryological anomalies which result in a left-sided appendix are mentioned. Although the viscera are transposed, it is thought that the components of the nervous system which supply the affected organs are not reversed. Diagnostic difficulties are mentioned.
D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001065:Appendix; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology