Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Patient with Situs Inversus Using Ultrasonically Activated Coagulating Scissors. Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

A colovesical fistula with a persistent descending mesocolon due to partial situs inversus: A case report

“…Some studies estimate that it occurs in approximately 1 per 8000–25,000 live births [7]. Partial situs inversus is rarer than situs inversus totalis [8]. The pathogenesis of situs inversus is not yet clear.…”

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendicectomy in situs inversus totalis: A case report and review of literature

“…[1] This condition of abnormal visceral rotation was known in animals since the days of Aristotle. [2] The incidence of situs inversus totalis has been thought to be 1:5000 to 1:20000.…”

“…The first known laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus has been reported by Campos and Sipes in 1991. [1] Due to the very nature of reversed anatomy and possibility of associated anomalies the procedure is technically demanding even for an experienced laparoscopic surgeon. [311]…”

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis: case report with review of literature

“…Pitiakoudis et al 4 on 2005 reviewed 22 reports concerning 25 patients with situs inversus and cholelithiasis, who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy, seven of them were men and 18 women, aging from 20 to 80-year-old. He reported that laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct, intraoperative cholangiography and additional appendectomy were successful in all cases, with none of the patients exhibiting postoperative complications 4…”