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Case Reports
. 1991;1(2):123-5; discussion 126.
doi: 10.1089/lps.1991.1.123.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 39-year-old female with situs inversus

L Campos, E Sipes
Case Reports

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 39-year-old female with situs inversus

L Campos et al. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1991.

Abstract

Kartagener syndrome consists of situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis. A 39-year-old woman known to have Kartagener syndrome presented with complaints of left upper abdominal quadrant pain. Suspicion of cholelithiasis was confirmed with ultrasound and oral cholecystogram. The patient underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Standard techniques were modified in mirror image fashion to provide access to the left upper quadrant. This unusual presentation of chronic calculus cholecystitis in a patient with Kartagener syndrome demonstrates the adaptability of laparoscopic cholecystectomy technique.

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