Topete GLA, Palomo-Hoil RA, Díaz-Elizondo JA, Pulido-Rodríguez J

Language: Spanish
References: 4
Page: 141-143
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ABSTRACT

Situs inversus totalis is a rare defect with genetic predisposition that may present difficulties in the diagnosis and management of abdominal pathology due to mirror-image anatomy. We present the case of a women diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and situs inversus totalis. After acute pancreatitis was resolved, the patient was scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecistectomy. After surgery, the patient had a successful recovery and was discharge from the hospital two days later. We concluded that there is technical difficulty performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in such patients. The dissection was quite safe and confirms the previous reports of safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis.

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