title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus viscerum: a case report.
abstract: A patient with known situs inversus viscerum of the abdomen and congenital heart disease presented with symptomatic cholelithiasis in a left-sided gallbladder. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was carried out successfully, despite the reversed anatomic relationships, and the patient made a smooth recovery. This is the first case report of a successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with a left-sided gallbladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queens University, Kingston General Hospital, Ont.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Drover
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pace
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications*