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Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis

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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a commonly performed bariatric operation worldwide. The presence of an anatomical variation like situs inversus demands preoperative assessment and preparedness on the part of the surgeon. We report a laparoscopic gastric banding performed on a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Zafer Said Matar

    Present address: Consultant General Surgery, Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Obesity, P.O. Box 56818, Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia

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  1. King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia

    Zafer Said Matar

  2. King Khalid Hospital, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

    Zafer Said Matar

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Matar, Z.S. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis. OBES SURG 18, 1632–1635 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9546-3

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