A Case of Endoscopic Removal of Choledocholithiasis in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis.
- Author:
Sang Hyun KIM
1
;
Ok Nyu KONG
;
Jae Kyung HA
;
Hyung Jun JOO
;
Dae Hwan KANG
;
Mong CHO
;
Ung Suk YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. physician6@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Situs inversus totalis;
Choledocholithiais;
ERCP;
Sphincterotomy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Choledocholithiasis*;
Genetic Predisposition to Disease;
Humans;
Situs Inversus*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2002;24(1):59-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Situs inversus totalis is a rare condition with a genetic predisposition that is autosomal recessive. We report an elderly patient with situs inversus, multiple choledocholithiasis, and he was treated via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy, and then his multiple CBD stones were removed with basket and balloon. This paper further expands the application of these techniques and shows that they can be safely and effectively applied in the setting of situs inversus, although attention must be paid to the details of left-right reversal.
