• J Minim Access Surg · Jul 2015

    Case Reports

    Laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer and cholecystectomy for patient with situs inversus totalis.

    • Jia-Feng Fang, Zong-Heng Zheng, Bo Wei, Tu-Feng Chen, Pu-Run Lei, Jiang-Long Huang, Li-Jun Huang, and Hong-Bo Wei.
    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
    • J Minim Access Surg. 2015 Jul 1; 11 (3): 210-2.

    AbstractSitus inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital anomaly presenting with complete transposition of thoracic and abdominal viscera. Laparoscopic surgery for either rectal cancer or gallbladder diseases with SIT is rarely reported in the literature. A 39-year-old woman was admitted to hospital owing to rectal cancer. She was diagnosed with SIT by performing radiography and abdominal computed tomography scan as a routine preoperative investigation. We performed laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer successfully in spite of technical difficulties caused by abnormal anatomy. One year later, she was diagnosed with cholecysticpolyp, and we performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for her uneventfully. With this case, we believe that performance by an experienced laparoscopic surgeon, either laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer or cholecystectomy with SIT is safe and feasible.

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