title: Congenital duodenal obstruction with situs inversus totalis: Report of a rare association and discussion.
abstract: This report is to present and discuss an extremely rare association of situs inversus with duodenal atresia in an 11-day-old male neonate born full term and weighing 1.9 kg. The baby presented with recurrent bilious vomiting. Babygram revealed situs inversus and duodenal obstruction. Echocardiography showed dextrocardia with a small ASD. Exploration confirmed a duodenal diaphragm with a central perforation between the third and fourth part of the duodenum and situs inversus. The literature search revealed 20 cases reported so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Satendra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Kumar Abdul
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tandon