Urinary diversion following cystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis.
Situs inversus totalis is a rare syndrome. The association of malignancies with situs inversus totalis is rare, and only 9 cases were reported. The management of invasive bladder cancer in the presence of situs inversus totalis has not been reported previously, and herein we report the 1st case.
Rodrigues
G P
GP
Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA.
Gheiler
E L
EL
Tefilli
M V
MV
Da Silva
E A
EA
Tiguert
R
R
Pontes
J E
JE
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015653:Cystectomy; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D012086:Reoperation; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods