Single-incision cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis presenting with cholelithiasis: A case report.

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for the treatment of cholelithiasis, and many reports of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy have been published in the past few years. Situs inversus totalis is a very rare condition, but the variant anatomy should not preclude a minimally invasive approach to surgery. We report a case of successful single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis, describe the technical advantages, and review the literature.

• Authors: Yoshio Deguchi, Keitaro Mitamura, Shunsuke Omotaka, Jun-ichi Eguchi, Dai Sakuma, Masashi Sato, Norihiro Nomura, Takayoshi Ito, Kevin Lawrence Grimes, Haruhiro Inoue
• Journal: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (Asian J Endosc Surg) Vol. 8 Issue 3 Pg. 347-9 (Aug 2015) ISSN: 1758-5910 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 26303735 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2015 Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Asia Endosurgery Task Force and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

Topics

• Aged
• Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic (instrumentation, methods)
• Cholelithiasis (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Situs Inversus (complications)