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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient of Situs Inversus at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)
GS Moirangthem, Ch Arunkumar Singh, Goutam Chakraborty, Ksh Lokendra, T Prabhu
Department of Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology and Minimal Access Surgery Unit, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Goutam Chakraborty
Department of Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology and Minimal Access Surgery Unit, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal - 795 004, Manipur
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-4958.135240
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Situs inversus is also known as situs transversus or oppositus and is a congenital condition. In this condition, the major visceral organs are observed to be reversed or mirrored from their normal position. Symptomatic cholelithiasis in a patient of situs inversus can give rise to diagnostic dilemma and calls for modification of the surgeon's operative approach. Owing to the rarity of the condition, here, we report a case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient of situs inversus at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Though operative time was slightly prolonged and there were minor orientation difficulties, intra-operative and post-operative periods were uneventful and there is no report of complication till date. |
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