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Congenital duodenal obstruction with situs inversus totalis: Report of a rare association and discussion Sharma, Satendra; Rashid, Kumar Abdul; Dube, Ravi; Malik, GK & Tandon, RK Abstract This report is to present and discuss an extremely rare association of situs inversus with duodenal atresia in an 11-day-old male neonate born full term and weighing 1.9 kg. The baby presented with recurrent bilious vomiting. Babygram revealed situs inversus and duodenal obstruction. Echocardiography showed dextrocardia with a small ASD. Exploration confirmed a duodenal diaphragm with a central perforation between the third and fourth part of the duodenum and situs inversus. The literature search revealed 20 cases reported so far. Keywords Babygram, congenital duodenal obstructions, reverse double bubble, situs inversus

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