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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2010; 16(44): 5598-5602
Published online Nov 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5598
Published online Nov 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5598
Table 1 Summary of 95 reported cases of left-sided acute appendicitis with situs inversus totalis and midgut malrotation n (%)
| Patient characteristics | Results |
| Mean age (yr, range) | 29.1 ± 15.9 (8-82) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 57 (60) |
| Female | 38 (40) |
| Pain location | |
| Left-lower quadrant | 59 (62.1) |
| Right-lower quadrant | 14 (14.7) |
| Bilateral lower quadrant | 7 (7.3) |
| Pelvic | 2 (2) |
| Left-upper quadrant | 7 (7.3) |
| Peri-umbilical | 6 (6.3) |
| Congenital anomaly | |
| Situs inversus totalis | 66 (69.4) |
| Midgut malrotation | 23 (24.2) |
| Cecal malrotation | 3 (3) |
| Unnoted | 2 (2) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Time of diagnosis | |
| Preoperative | 49 (51.5) |
| Intraoperative | 19 (20) |
| Known | 14 (14.7) |
| Postop | 5 (5.2) |
| Unnoted | 8 (8.4) |
- Citation: Akbulut S, Ulku A, Senol A, Tas M, Yagmur Y. Left-sided appendicitis: Review of 95 published cases and a case report. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(44): 5598-5602
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i44/5598.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5598