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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:133-135
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Giant dumbbell-shaped gastroenteric cyst presenting with total situs inversus

Murat Akal^a*, Erkan Dikmen^a, Aye Sertçelik^b, Serpil Dizbaysak^b

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, bn-i Sina Hospital, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
^b Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

Received 24 July 2001; received in revised form 17 October 2001; accepted 17 October 2001.

* Corresponding author. Tezel Sokak 9/12, 06550 Asaiayranci, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90-312-4284695
e-mail: akal{at}medicine.ankara.edu.tr

We present a case of an 8-month-old boy with total situs inversus, who had a giant dumbbell-shaped gastroenteric cyst. The concurrence of these entities has never been reported previously. The cyst occupied a large space in the mediastinum and involved both hemithoraces.

Key Words: Gastroenteric cyst • Total situs inversus

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