Pancreaticoduodenectomy performed in a patient with situs ambiguous accompanied with isolated levocardia, malrotation, and normal spleen

ABSTRACT

We report a case of common bile duct (CBD) cancer, successfully managed with pancreaticoduodenectomy, in a patient with isolated levocardia, malrotation, and situs ambiguous (without splenic anomalies). A 59-year-old male patient was referred to Chung-Ang University Hospital with epigastric pain and jaundice. CT and MRI revealed distal CBD cancer without significant lymphadenopathy. Multiple abdominal anatomic anomalies were identified preoperatively, whereas no anatomic anomalies were detected within the chest. The patient had a right-sided stomach and spleen, liver at the midline, several vascular variations around the celiac axis, and intestinal malrotation, but the inferior vena cava and portal vein were normal. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed to treat the cancer. The postoperative course was favorable, and the patient was started on combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy 15 days after the surgery. In this case study, we report that pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was successful for distal CBD cancer in a patient with rare situs anomalies.