Korean J Phys Anthropol.  1989 Dec;2(2):141-152. 10.11637/kjpa.1989.2.2.141.

Report of A Case of Situs Inversus Totalis

• Kang HS
• Cho BP
• Yang YC

• KMID: 2377178
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.1989.2.2.141

Abstract

A case of situs inversus totalis was observed in the cadaver of a 35 year old Korean female and the anatomical structures were investigated. The fact that she had received intestinal resection due to tuberculosis of intestines was confirmed. The results are summarized as follows : 1. All thoracic and abdominal viscera were completely transposed and in the left lower quadrant of abdomen, it was observed that the distal portion of the small intestine, cecum, appendix and part of the ascending colon had been resected. 2. Classic mirror-image dextrocardia with patent foramen ovale (large diameter, 7mm), sinusitis in the left maxillary sinus, bilateral thoracic duct, variation of the opennig site of the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct, and maldvelopment of the left adrenal gland were observed together with the sinus inversus totalis.

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adrenal Glands
Appendix
Cadaver
Cecum
Colon, Ascending
Common Bile Duct
Dextrocardia
Female
Foramen Ovale, Patent
Humans
Intestine, Small
Intestines
Maxillary Sinus
Pancreatic Ducts
Sinusitis
Situs Inversus*
Thoracic Duct
Tuberculosis
Viscera