10/02/10 WTF:man's internal organs all back-to-front

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 11th, '10, 01:58

An Indian man has ben told by doctors that all his internal organs are back-to-front in what is thought to be the only living case of "situs inversus".

Doctors believe that the 64-year-old could be the only man in the world whose internal organs are in the mirror opposite position of where they should be.

Ashok Shivnani was about to have surgery to remove a tumour on his kidney in Mumbai when doctors realised most of his chest and abdominal organs and many blood vessels were on the opposite side of his body.

The condition is known as "situs inversus".

In Mr Shivnani's case, they discovered the aorta and inferior vena cava, which pump clean blood in and impure blood from the heart were reversed. He also has two livers.

"While operating we were supposed to know the exact location of everything that we are going to touch. But in this case we were not sure which veins were entering where," Dr Prakash Sanzgiri told the Times of India.

Surgeons also found he had no small intestine and three vessels supplying blood to his infected kidney.

More surprising is the fact that Mr Shivnani had survived two hernia operations and been examined for chronic lung disease without learning of his unique anatomy. "Never in my life did I know that my body was different," he said.

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 11th, '10, 02:04

PINK wrote: Wowwww

yeah lol i wouldn't wanna be him

by **embm** » Feb 11th, '10, 16:38

wtf ewwwl

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 12th, '10, 00:52

embm wrote::o wtf ewwwl

u say wtf alot lol :whistle:

by **Arrinef** » Feb 12th, '10, 01:06

damn,
BACKWORDS MAN

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 12th, '10, 01:08

ArrineF wrote:damn,
BACKWORDS MAN

Website · by **Solace** » Feb 12th, '10, 04:09

Dark Blue wrote:
ArrineF wrote:damn,
BACKWORDS MAN

But damn that's messed up (@news article).

by **AbramIsaac** » Feb 12th, '10, 08:23

That's most likely the result of inbreeding, if I had to bet money on it.

India, right? Inbreeding isn't uncommon there, from what I understand. When people engage in that type of procreation, you'll see all kinds of strange things. In the Ozarks, especially in the extremely rural areas, there are people that are born with webbed toes, extra thumbs/fingers, etc.

Poor bastard.

by **Elision** » Feb 15th, '10, 10:49

ArrineF wrote:damn,
BACKWORDS MAN

I can walk back as fast as you can. :shifty:

by **dR3** » Feb 15th, '10, 15:04

WHAT THE FUCK

by **AnalKiddo** » Feb 15th, '10, 20:03

loll
thats kinda wierd..

by **dR3** » Feb 15th, '10, 21:06

AnalKiddo wrote:loll
thats kinda wierd..

Kinda?

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