# Situs inversus in cardiothoracic surgery and its advances: a case report

## TL;DR

This paper presents a case report on a patient with situs inversus undergoing cardiothoracic surgery for lung cancer.

## Contribution

The paper highlights the challenges and advances in managing cardiothoracic surgery in patients with situs inversus.

## Key findings

- Situs inversus is a rare condition requiring special surgical preparation.
- New technologies help reduce complications in such surgeries.
- A 73-year-old patient with lung cancer and situs inversus was successfully treated.

## Abstract

Situs inversus is a rare congenital abnormality, rarely encountered by surgeons. Despite its sparsity, knowledge and preparation for surgery in these individuals is imperative. In the field of cardiothoracic surgery new technology and techniques have offered new avenues to avoid complications. I will detail a case of a 73-year-old gentleman who attended for treatment of lung cancer with a background of situ inversus.