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APPENDICITIS AND SITUS INVERSUS VISCERUM IN A 32-YEAR-OLD FEMALE NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT.

This article is from Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine , volume 6 . Abstract Situs inversus is a relatively rare congenital abnormality in which the internal organs are disposed in a mirror image of the normal. It is said to be an autosomal recessive genetic condition. Its prevalence varies with population. In the United States, Situs inversus is found in 0.01% of the population. The incidence in Nigeria is unknown. We present the case of a young lady with situs inversus discovered during management for appendicitis. As is often the case in situs situations, there was initial confusion an…