Intussusception in a child with situs inversus totalis - A rare occurrence

Intussusception is when section of bowel is drawn into another. It is considered the commonest cause of intestinal obstruction in children. It is associated with a favorable outcome when diagno-sis and management are prompt. Non-operative management techniques are employed in most cases with surgical reduction occurring in a third of cases. Situs anomalies are a rare spectrum of congenital anomalies involving malpositioning of the thoracoabdominal viscera. Situs inversus totalis is the commoner of the subdivision of the situs inversus spectrum. The condition is associ-ated with several anomalies including, katagener's syndrome. Its association with intestinal ob-struction is however extremely rare. There is no known reported case of intussusception occur-ring in a child with situs inversus totalis. Here, we report a case of seven (7) months old female di-agnosed with intussusception and situs inversus totalis following clinical and radiological evalua-tion. She underwent open reduction and Ladd's procedure and made an uneventful recovery.