Vascular anatomy and their variations in Situs inversus totalis using postmortem computed tomographic angiography

• 영문명: Vascular anatomy and their variations in Situs inversus totalis using postmortem computed tomographic angiography
• 발행기관: 대한해부학회
• 저자명: Dawa Zangpo Hironobu Nakane Morio Iino
• 간행물 정보: 『Anatomy and Cell Biology』Vol.56(1), 155~159쪽, 전체 5쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.03.31

영문 초록

Studies describing the vascular systems and their variations in Situs inversus totalis (SIT) from a whole-body computed tomographic (CT) angiography perspective are lacking. We report a case of SIT in which postmortem CT angiography (PMCTA) was performed as a part of the forensic death investigation and incidentally detected several vascular variations in it. The PMCTA procedure was performed using the multiphase PMCTA protocol. Almost all major vessels were visualized, indeed in a completely reversed pattern. Contrast mixture flow interruptions were noted in the right coronary arterial branches suggesting possible blockage, upon which autopsy revealed >90% vessel occlusions at several locations. As such the cause of death was due to ischemic heart disease. Anomalous origins of the right internal mammary artery; abnormal left thyrocervical trunk and variations in the drainage of testicular veins were noted. Our findings might be helpful to clinicians and add to the body of literature on SIT.

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Computed tomography angiography Internal mammary artery Situs inversus Gonadal veins Thyrocervical trunk