Case Report: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Patient with Situs Inversus

Usama Mahmood, Raja Khalid Sha

Abstract

Situs inversus represents abnormal anatomy of thoracic and abdominal organs. It is referred to as “mirror-imaging” of major organs of the body. This is a case report of a patient with situs inversus having cholelithiasis who underwent successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Management of such patients requires thorough investigations and meticulous surgical technique.

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