Abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with situs ambiguous and polyspleny (heterotaxy syndrome): a very rare occurrence in vascular surgery! Short literature review.

PURPOSE: Situs ambiguous with polypsleny or heterotaxy syndrome is a rare occurrence in vascular surgery.

METHODS

We report, for the first time in the literature, the association of situs ambiguous with polyspleny with an infrarenal aortic aneurysm. CT-scan performed to evaluate the aortic aneurysm incidentally revealed the situs ambiguous.

RESULTS

CT-scan was analysed to report all anomalies of situs ambiguous in this patient.

CONCLUSION

This article provides an update on the various abdominal anomalies encountered in situs ambiguous. This syndrome is poorly known in vascular surgery, particularly with regard to its surgical implications.