Congenital duodenal obstruction with situs inversus totalis: Report of a rare association and discussion.
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.
Sharma
Satendra
S
Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Rashid
Kumar Abdul
KA
Dube
Ravi
R
Malik
G K
GK
Tandon
R K
RK