Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome
Situs inversus totalis is a congenital syndrome characterized by a total left-right transposition of all abdominal and thoracic organs. It may be associated with chronic respiratory conditions such as sinusitis and bronchiectasis, composing the Kartagener syndrome. If not detected, this condition ma...
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| author | Pedro Nogarotto Cembraneli Gabriel Ambrogi Julia Brasileiro de Faria Cavalcante Raphael Raphe Rafael Luís Luporini |
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| description | Situs inversus totalis is a congenital syndrome characterized by a total left-right transposition of all abdominal and thoracic organs. It may be associated with chronic respiratory conditions such as sinusitis and bronchiectasis, composing the Kartagener syndrome. If not detected, this condition may compromise the early diagnosis of surgical emergencies such as cholecystitis and appendicitis. A rare case of appendicitis in a patient with Kartagener syndrome is here reported. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b8ad9b15cc01477e954f4bef042441d22025-08-20T02:19:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192020-01-01202010.1155/2020/87164748716474Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener SyndromePedro Nogarotto Cembraneli0Gabriel Ambrogi1Julia Brasileiro de Faria Cavalcante2Raphael Raphe3Rafael Luís Luporini4Medical Sciences Course, Health Sciences School, Faculdade Ceres (FACERES), São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilMedical Sciences Course, Health Sciences School, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (UNIMES), Santos, SP, BrazilMedical Sciences Course, Health Sciences School, Faculdade Ceres (FACERES), São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilMedical Sciences Course, Health Sciences School, Faculdade Ceres (FACERES), São José do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilDepartment of General Surgery, Santa Casa de São Carlos, SP, BrazilSitus inversus totalis is a congenital syndrome characterized by a total left-right transposition of all abdominal and thoracic organs. It may be associated with chronic respiratory conditions such as sinusitis and bronchiectasis, composing the Kartagener syndrome. If not detected, this condition may compromise the early diagnosis of surgical emergencies such as cholecystitis and appendicitis. A rare case of appendicitis in a patient with Kartagener syndrome is here reported.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8716474 |
| spellingShingle | Pedro Nogarotto Cembraneli Gabriel Ambrogi Julia Brasileiro de Faria Cavalcante Raphael Raphe Rafael Luís Luporini Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome |
| title_full | Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome |
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| title_short | Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome |
| title_sort | acute appendicitis in patients with kartagener syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8716474 |
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