Laparoscopic gastric banding for morbid obesity in a patient with situs inversus totalis

ERSOY P. E., Koksal H., Ege B.

OBESITY SURGERY, cilt.15, sa.9, ss.1344-1346, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1381/096089205774512591
  • Dergi Adı: OBESITY SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1344-1346
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: morbid obesity, bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric banding, situs inversus totalis
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We discuss the operative challenges posed by the advanced laparoscopic approach for a patient with situs inversus totalis. The patient was a morbidly obese woman with multiple co-morbidities related to her weight. The modifications in the surgical technique include the insertion of trocars according to the mirror image anatomy of the intra-abdominal organs under laparoscopic visualization. We suggest preoperative abdominal ultrasound in order to diagnose both gallbladder stones and also the reverse location of intra-abdominal organs that is rarely seen. A laparoscopic gastric banding, not a contradiction for situs inversus totalis, was performed successfully.