Situs inversus totalis is a rare inherent disease in which the thoracic and abdominal organs are transposed. Symptoms of appendicitis in situs inversus (SI) may appear in the left lower quadrant, and the diagnosis of appendicitis is very difficult. We report a case of left-sided appendicitis diagnosed preoperatively after dextrocardia that was detected by chest X-ray, although the chief complai...

Situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly in which the organs are transposed from their normal site to the opposite side of the body. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of staging laparotomy performed in a patient with endometrial carcinoma and situs inversus totalis (SIT). This study presents a patient with early endometrial carcinoma with SIT who underwent staging laparot...

BACKGROUND During the last decade, total laparoscopic and laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients has been developed as alternatives to open resection. In recent years, this minimally invasive surgery has been extended using robotic-assisted surgery. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we report a surgical intervention using a Da Vinci surgical robot in which a lower two-thir...

Congenital duodenal obstruction sometimes may be secondary to unusual entities like preduodenal portal vein (PDPV) the identification of which is very important to avoid inadvertent injury or incorrect surgery. A 6-day old neonate presented with congenital duodenal obstruction. Investigations revealed situs inversus totalis with many congenital cardiovascular anomalies. At operation preduodenal...