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Situs inversus totalis: presentación de un caso / Situs inversus totalis: a case report
Gort Hernández, Magaly.
Affiliation
  • Gort Hernández, Magaly; Policlínico Universitario Elena Fernández de Castro.
Rev. cienc. med. Pinar Rio ; 14(1): 250-255, ene.-mar. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-739375
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RESUMEN
Se trata de una paciente MCG, de 51 años de edad, que acude a consulta de su médico de familia por un chequeo rutinario, donde se le practica electrocardiograma y se interconsulta en Centro de Medicina Interna en el Policlínico Universitario Elena Fernández Castro del municipio Los Palacios, diagnosticándose por primera vez en la paciente un situs inversus totalis. Para su diagnóstico se utilizó el método clínico y los estudios imagenológicos. El diagnóstico de situs inversus pasa inadvertido en la mayor parte de los casos, llegando al diagnóstico incidentalmente durante el transoperatorio o como hallazgo imagenológico; por lo tanto, es necesario realizar una historia clínica adecuada con una minuciosa exploración física ante la sospecha del diagnóstico y posteriormente corroborarlo por medio de imaginología (radiografía de tórax, ultrasonografía y tomografía axial computarizada), con el fin de que el paciente conozca su padecimiento y pueda transmitirlo al personal de salud que lo atiende.
ABSTRACT
A 51 years old patient (MCG) attends to the family doctor's office for a routine check-up. An electrocardiogram is indicated and is transferred to an Internal Medicine Center at "Elena Fernandez de Castro" University Outpatient Clinic, Los Palacios municipality. The patient was diagnosed for first time with situs inversus totalis. To diagnose this entity clinical methods and imaging studies were used. Situs inversus goes unnoticed in the majority of the cases. The diagnosis is incidentally carried out during the transoperative period or as imaging findings, that is why, it is necessary to write an adequate clinical history with a detailed physical examination when suspecting, corroborating it later by means of imaging procedures (thoracic x-ray, ultrasound and computerized axial tomography), making the patient knows the disorder as well as informing it to the health personnel that assist the patient.

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 3 Human resources for health Database: LILACS Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cienc. med. Pinar Rio Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2010 Document type: Article
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 3 Human resources for health Database: LILACS Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cienc. med. Pinar Rio Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2010 Document type: Article
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