Retrograde (fundus frst) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Situs i nversus totalis (SIT) is an uncommon anomaly characterised by transposition of organs to the opposite side of the body in a mirror image of normal. It may cause difculties in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of abdominal pathology due to the mirror-image anatomy. We report the management of a case of symptomatic cholilithiasis with emphasis on its surgical technique.
Authors and Affiliations
Turky Maeed Elbeshry| General Surgery Department, Khamis Mushayt General Hospital, Aseer Area, Abha City, Saudi Arabia, Wagih Mommtaz Ghnnam| General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt and Khamis Mushayt General Hospital, Aseer Area, Abha City, Saudi Arabia
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