Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis.
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a commonly performed bariatric operation worldwide. The presence of an anatomical variation like situs inversus demands preoperative assessment and preparedness on the part of the surgeon. We report a laparoscopic gastric banding performed on a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Zafer Said
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King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia. zafer_S_m@hotmail.com
D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography