Transumbilical Surgery for Duodenal Stenosis in a Child with Situs Inversus: The First Report
Joint Authors
Saeki, Isamu
Ueno, Yu
Mukai, Wataru
Imaji, Reisuke
Akiyama, Takashi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly with a reported incidence of only 1 in 5,000 to 10,000 live births.
Congenital duodenal stenosis complicated with situs inversus is an even rarer entity.
Case Presentation.
A 1-year-old girl with situs inversus who had undergone a hemi-Fontan procedure against a single ventricle in our hospital was referred to our department for vomiting and failure to thrive.
An upper gastrointestinal contrast study and endoscopy revealed duodenal stenosis.
A transumbilical radical operation as a minimally invasive surgery was successfully performed.
After the surgery, she stopped vomiting, and the postoperative course was uneventful with good cosmetic results.
Conclusions.
To our knowledge, this is the first report of transumbilical surgery for congenital duodenal stenosis with situs inversus as minimally invasive surgery.
Transumbilical surgery to situs inversus patient can be performed safely and lead to good cosmetic outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saeki, Isamu& Ueno, Yu& Mukai, Wataru& Imaji, Reisuke& Akiyama, Takashi. 2017. Transumbilical Surgery for Duodenal Stenosis in a Child with Situs Inversus: The First Report. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saeki, Isamu…[et al.]. Transumbilical Surgery for Duodenal Stenosis in a Child with Situs Inversus: The First Report. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saeki, Isamu& Ueno, Yu& Mukai, Wataru& Imaji, Reisuke& Akiyama, Takashi. Transumbilical Surgery for Duodenal Stenosis in a Child with Situs Inversus: The First Report. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149228
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149228