Case of Situs Inversus Totalis and Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis

Sample size: 1 publication Evidence: low

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Author(s): Sökmen Hacı Mehmet, Özdil Kamil, Çalhan Turan, Şahin Abdurrahman, Şenateş Ebubekir, Kahraman Resul, Niğdelioğlu Adil, Zemheri Ebru

Primary Institution: Ümraniye Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey

Is there a relationship between situs inversus totalis and secondary biliary cirrhosis?

Situs inversus totalis may be a rare cause of secondary biliary cirrhosis in patients presenting with extrahepatic cholestasis.

The patient had a history of situs inversus totalis diagnosed during childhood.
Laboratory parameters returned to normal after treatment with tauroursodeoxycholic acid.
The case may be the first documented instance of secondary biliary cirrhosis in a patient with situs inversus totalis.

This study talks about a woman with a rare condition where her organs are reversed, and she developed liver problems because of it.

The case was diagnosed through patient history, imaging techniques, clinical and laboratory findings, and histopathological examination.

The study is based on a single case report, limiting generalizability.

58-year-old female patient.

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