title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 39-year-old female with situs inversus.
abstract: Kartagener syndrome consists of situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis. A 39-year-old woman known to have Kartagener syndrome presented with complaints of left upper abdominal quadrant pain. Suspicion of cholelithiasis was confirmed with ultrasound and oral cholecystogram. The patient underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Standard techniques were modified in mirror image fashion to provide access to the left upper quadrant. This unusual presentation of chronic calculus cholecystitis in a patient with Kartagener syndrome demonstrates the adaptability of laparoscopic cholecystectomy technique.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sipes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome; D010535:Laparoscopy