Left-sided appendicitis: Review of 95 published cases and a case report

Table 1 Summary of 95 reported cases of left-sided acute appendicitis with situs inversus totalis and midgut malrotation n (%)

Patient characteristics	Results
Mean age (yr, range)	29.1 ± 15.9 (8-82)
Sex
Male	57 (60)
Female	38 (40)
Pain location
Left-lower quadrant	59 (62.1)
Right-lower quadrant	14 (14.7)
Bilateral lower quadrant	7 (7.3)
Pelvic	2 (2)
Left-upper quadrant	7 (7.3)
Peri-umbilical	6 (6.3)
Congenital anomaly
Situs inversus totalis	66 (69.4)
Midgut malrotation	23 (24.2)
Cecal malrotation	3 (3)
Unnoted	2 (2)
Other	1 (1)
Time of diagnosis
Preoperative	49 (51.5)
Intraoperative	19 (20)
Known	14 (14.7)
Postop	5 (5.2)
Unnoted	8 (8.4)