title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for left sided gall bladder: an unusual case.
abstract: We report a rare case of a female patient with situs inversus totalis. She developed cholelithiasis which was diagnosed on abdominal ultrasound and she underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the left sided gall bladder. The literature on this subject is reviewed. We want to highlight the important aspects of the management in such rare scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Foundation University Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rehan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masood
authors.lastname: Samiullah
authors.forename: Ishtiaq Ahmed
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.lastname: Taimur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography