Pararenal aortic aneurysm in situs inversus totalis: open repair with right retroperitoneal approach

Emanuele Gatta; Sara Schiavon; Gabriele Pagliariccio; Perla Persechini; Luciano Carbonari

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa197

Pararenal aortic aneurysm in situs inversus totalis: open repair with right retroperitoneal approach

J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Jul 31;2020(7):rjaa197. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa197. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Emanuele Gatta¹, Sara Schiavon¹, Gabriele Pagliariccio¹, Perla Persechini¹, Luciano Carbonari¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, 60127 Ancona, Italy.

Abstract

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) refers to a mirror-image reversal of the internal organ position. The coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm and SIT is extremely rare; very short series have been reported; therefore its prevalence has never been estimated. The presence of anatomical anomalies could increase operative risk. The authors describe a case of successfully repaired pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with a right retroperitoneal approach in situs inversus totalis.

Keywords: pararenal aneurysm; right retroperitoneal approach; situs viscerum inversus.

Publication types

Case Reports