Situs inversus totalis is a rare clinical finding. A patient with a 7 cm in frarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and situs inversus totalis is presented. The patient underwent routine and uneventful operative management of his aneu rysm. This case demonstrates the relative ease of aneurysm resection in this setting if the anomaly is recognized preoperatively.
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