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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy In Situs Inversus—Our Experience of 6 Cases

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard procedure for symptomatic gall stone disease. Situs inversus is a condition where the visceral anatomy is reversed. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient of situs inversus is a technically difficult procedure. Six patients of situs inversus underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy from January 2003 to December 2009. In the first patient of situs inversus, we operated by placing the ports in mirror image fashion as that of standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However in next five patients we modified the technique by interchanging the epigastric and left mid clavicular line ports to overcome the problem of handedness. The procedure was successfully completed in all six patients. No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred. The mean operating time was 65 mins (45–85 mins). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe in patients of situs inversus. However, extreme care and skill is required to identify the reversed anatomy and to overcome the problem of handedness. Interchanging the epigastric and left mid clavicular line ports makes the procedure easier.

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  1. Department of Minimal Access Surgery, ILS Hospital, DD-6, Sector—I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, 700 064, India

    Nirmal M. Patle, Om Tantia, Prakash Kumar Sasmal, Shashi Khanna & Bimalendu Sen

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Patle, N.M., Tantia, O., Sasmal, P.K. et al. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy In Situs Inversus—Our Experience of 6 Cases. Indian J Surg 72, 391–394 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-010-0159-4

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