Management of CBD Stone in Situs lnversus Total is: A Case Report

Authors

  • Sadia Armin Khan Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Ad-din Women's Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Abu Ahmed Ashraf Ali Professor of Surgery, Ad-din Women's Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Abdus Salam Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Ad-din Women's Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Syeda Samina Hossain Registrar, Department of Surgery, Ad-din Women's Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Sharupa Chowdhury Honorary Medical Officer, Department of Surgery, Ad-din Women's Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Anusree Sarkar Honorary Medical Officer, Department of Surgery, Ad-din Women's Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jss.v21i1.43865

Keywords:

Situs inversus totalis, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, choledocholithiasis

Abstract

Situs inversustotalis is a rare congenital condition present in approximately 0.01% of thepopulation in which the major visceral organs are reversed from their normal position and canpose difficulties in the diagnosis and management of abdominal pathology. Symptomaticcholelithiasis is very common and laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatmentat present. Laparoscopic surgery in a situation of situs inversus is challenging due tothe mirror-image anatomy. Diagnostic pitfalls and technical details of the laparoscopic cholecystectomyare discussed.

Journal of Surgical Sciences (2017) Vol. 21 (1) :48-50

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Published

2019-11-17

How to Cite

Khan, S. A., Ashraf Ali, A. A., Salam, A., Hossain, S. S., Chowdhury, S., & Sarkar, A. (2019). Management of CBD Stone in Situs lnversus Total is: A Case Report. Journal of Surgical Sciences, 21(1), 48–50. https://doi.org/10.3329/jss.v21i1.43865

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

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