Left-sided appendicitis due to situs inversus totalis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 4;9(3):1791-1792. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3734. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Situs inversus may mimic the pain localization of acute abdomen. In patients with acute abdomen, especially elderly patients who are medically healthy, physicians should cautiously diagnose the etiology of acute abdomen in combination with imaging studies.

Keywords: appendicitis; diagnosis; image; situs inversus totalis.