2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.08.047
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An unusual case of appendicitis

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“…It was first Appendicitis Appendectomy reported by Fabricius in 1600. This condition may be complete, when the organs in both thoracic and abdominal cavities are transposed, or partial, when only one of these cavities is affected 24,25 . Incidence of situs anomalies reported in the literature varies from 0.001% to 0.01% in the general population 7,25 .…”
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“…It was first Appendicitis Appendectomy reported by Fabricius in 1600. This condition may be complete, when the organs in both thoracic and abdominal cavities are transposed, or partial, when only one of these cavities is affected 24,25 . Incidence of situs anomalies reported in the literature varies from 0.001% to 0.01% in the general population 7,25 .…”
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“…This condition may be complete, when the organs in both thoracic and abdominal cavities are transposed, or partial, when only one of these cavities is affected 24,25 . Incidence of situs anomalies reported in the literature varies from 0.001% to 0.01% in the general population 7,25 . The incidence of acute appendicitis asociated with situs inversus totalis is reported between 0.016% and 0.024% 25,26,32 .…”
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“…La tomografía computadorizada (TC) es el método de elección, porque suministra información sobre la ubicación de los vasos mesentéricos (Whirpool sign), la viabilidad intestinal, la presencia de vólvulos y la asociación con otras malformaciones 8 . Tiene una capacidad diagnóstica adecuada para la apendicitis aguda (sensibilidad de 90 a 98 % y especificidad de 97 a 100%) 6,20,21 . Sin embargo, la ausencia de alteraciones anatómicas en la TC no descarta por completo la rotación intestinal anormal 12,21 .…”
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