Surgery on the transposed side: A report of two cases of situs inversus totalis.
- Author:
Omar O OCAMPO
;
Kim Shi TAN
;
Roman P OBLENA JR
;
Rene Psa MENDOZA
;
Roberto B ACUNA
;
Raymund Andrew G ONG
- Publication Type:Case report
- Keywords: Situs Inversus TotalisAcute AbdomenLaparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- MeSH: Case Reports; Surgery; Situs Inversus
- From: Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties 2007;62(1):33-39
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The peculiarities in the surgical management of acute abdomen on two patients with situs inversus totalis were presented. The first patient was a 24 - year old male presenting with left lower quadrant abdominal pain. Appendiceal rupture occurred due to delay in diagnosis. The second patient was a 32 - year old female diagnosed to have calculous cholecystitis and situs inversus totalis who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This is the first reported case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a situs inversus totalis patient in the Philippines.