Abdulla Hussain A, Alqaseer Asma, Abushwemeh Mohamed A, Al Taei Tareq, Almehza Jassim
Surgery, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR.
Radiology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 25;15(4):e38105. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38105. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department that requires an emergency appendectomy. Clinical presentation with abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant is very uncommon but can occur with a congenital left-sided appendix or right-sided long appendix. We report a rare case of a 65-year-old man with incidental finding of situs inversus totalis who presented with left lower quadrant abdominal pain. A CT scan of the abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of left-sided acute appendicitis, and the patient underwent laparoscopic appendectomy with an uneventful postoperative course.
急性阑尾炎是需要急诊行阑尾切除术的最常见的急诊科就诊原因之一。临床表现为左下腹疼痛非常少见，但可发生于先天性左侧阑尾或右侧长阑尾的情况。我们报告一例罕见病例，一名65岁男性因偶然发现全内脏转位而出现左下腹疼痛。腹部CT扫描确诊为左侧急性阑尾炎，患者接受了腹腔镜阑尾切除术，术后恢复顺利。
