Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis: a case report
Keywords:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis, Situs inversus totalis, Laparoscopic cholecystectomyAbstract
Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital condition present in approximately 0.01% of the population in which the major visceral organs are reversed from their normal position and can pose difficulties in the diagnosis and management of acute abdominal pathology. Symptomatic cholelithiasis is very common in India and laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment at present. Laparoscopic surgery in a situation of situs inversus is challenging due to the mirror-image anatomy. Diagnostic pitfalls and technical details of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy are discussed.
References
Drover JW, Nguyen KT, Pace RF. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus viscerum: a case report. Can J Surg. 1992;35(1):65-6.
Nursal TZ, Baykal A, Iret D, Aran O. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2001;11(4):239-41.
Moreli SH, Young L, Reid B, Ruttenberg H, Bamshad MJ. Clinical analysis of families with heart, midline and laterality defects. Am J Med Genet. 2001;101:388-92.
Song JY, Rana N, Rottman CA. Laparoscopic appendicectomy in a female patient with situs inversus: case report and literature review. JSLS. 2004;8:175-7.
Campos L, Sipes E. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 39-year-old female with situs inversus. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1991;1:123-6.
Oms LM, Badia JM. Laparoscopy cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis: the importance of being left-handed. Surg Endosc. 2003;17:1859-61.
Senthil Kumar, Giuseppe Fusai. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis with left-sided gall bladder. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007;89(2):W16-8.
Banerjee JS, Vyas FL, Jesudason MR, Govil S, Muthusami JC. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in-patient with situs inversus. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004;23:79-80.