title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis].
abstract: Situs inversus totalis is a rare situation, but possible, witch presents difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of gallstone, due to the location in the mirror of abdominal organs. In this material it presents the case of a woman in age of 64 years with situs inversus totalis and gallstone. There are described the clinical and imaging features, also the laparoscopic surgery with the difficulties encounter by right handed surgeon. The conclusion is that in this patients, laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be performed safely by a surgeon with experience in laparoscopy and classic biliary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Secţia Chirurgie II, Spitalul Judeţean Argeş, Romania. corneliusandu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toma
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D041761:Cholecystolithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome