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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis
1Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Adana Hospital, Turkey. tznursal@hotmail.com
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A
|September 25, 2001
Abstract:
Situs inversus is a rare anomaly characterized by transposition of organs to the opposite side of the body. In this group of patients, cholelithiasis is observed with a frequency similar to the normal population. Herein, we report a patient with situs inversus totalis who underwent a successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Diagnostic pitfalls and technical details of the operation are discussed in the context of the available literature.