SYMPTOMATIC ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSM AND SITUS VISCERUM INVERSUS - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

Background. We report one case of symptomatic aneurysm of infrarenal a bdominal aorta in a patient symptomatic for acute abdomen. Methods. Th e patient was accepted at the Emergency Care Unit and the routine admi ssion tests were taken. US of the abdomen revealed a ''Situs Viscerum Inversus Totalis'' (SVI) disposition of the organs and an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta below the renal arteries. Patient underwent an aor to-aortic straight graft, Conclusions. In this case-report we show SVI cannot be considered a problem in the surgical treatment of symptomat ic abdominal aortic aneurysms.