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

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-1991

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.

Volume

1

Issue

2

First Page

123

Last Page

125

ISSN

1052-3901

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

1834260

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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