Abstract: (11871 Views)
Case A, a 27-year-old Iranian male and case B, a 22-year-old Afghani male, both presented to the Emergency
Department of Shohadaye Hafte-Tir Hospital with multiple traumas due to car accidents. Neither was aware of his
unusual anatomy. One case unaware two just right heart. Both patients were referred to the Imaging Department for
CT scans and some radiographic studies. We discovered they were a situs inversus totalis cases with right heart in
side and left in the side liver. in CT scan of the thorax and abdomen for assessment of traumatic injuries. Thoracic
and abdominal organs and the viscera were inversed complementary. It is important to inform medical personnel of
the diagnosis of situs inversus totalis in order to decrease errors and prevent complications that arise from patient
assessment and care, particularly in cases of appendicitis and abdominal organ lacerations.
Type of Study:
Original |
Received: 2014/05/17 | Accepted: 2014/05/17 | Published: 2014/05/17