Clinical Study
Diagnosis, treatment and literature review of situs inversus totalis combined with intestinal neoplasms
Zhifeng Xu, Jianjun Li, Baogui Zhang
Published 2018-02-26
Cite as Chin J Diagnostics(Electronic Edition), 2018, 06(1): 61-64. DOI: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-655X.2018.01.013
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnosis and treatment of situs inversus totalis (SIT) combined with intestinal neoplasms.
MethodsThe clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of 1 patient with thoracic-abdominal visceral complete transposition and colorectal cancer was analyzed, and the literatures retrieved from 2007 to 2017 were reviewed.
ResultsThe clinical manifestations of the patient were abdominal distension and anemia.The chest and abdomen CT showed: the cardiac apex pointing forward to the right, the thoracic-abdominal tissues and organs completely reversed.Tumor was on the left side and was diagnosed as cecum and ascending colon cancer.Gastroscope showed gastric translocation.The patient underwent radical resection of colon cancer under general anesthesia, postoperative pathology showed colonic adenocar-cinoma.
ConclusionsDue to abdominal organ transposition, SIT patients often present opposite symptoms so that misdiagnosis is frequent.It should be as much as possible to complete all relevant tests to confirm the diagnosis and guide operation of the surgery.Diagnosis and treatment should follow the "reverse thinking" principle.In addition, SIT patients combined with digestive tract tumors are not contraindications for laparoscopic and robot surgery, the operation result is also safe and effective.
Key words:
Viscera; Situs inversus; Intestinal neoplasms; Diagnosis; Treatment
Contributor Information
Zhifeng Xu
Department of Graduate School, Jining Medical University, Jining 272067, China
Jianjun Li
Department of Clinical College, Jining Medical University, Jining 272067, China
Baogui Zhang
Department of Castrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining 272029, China