Open cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis and symptomatic cholelithiasis: A case report

Authors

• Syeda Farwa Parihan Gillani, College of Physcians and Surgeons, Pakistan
• Ra Nouman Ali, College of Physcians and Surgeons, Pakistan
• Wajiha Irfan, College of Physcians and Surgeons, Pakistan
• Muhammad Hassaan Javaid, Shifa College of Medicine Islamabad Pakistan
• Sohaib Irfan, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Raghabendra Kumar Mahato, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Pokhara Nepal

Document Type

Article

Department

Medical College Pakistan

Abstract

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) reverses normal anatomical landmarks used during cholecystectomy, requiring careful preoperative imaging, a mirror-image surgical strategy, and strict achievement of the critical view of safety before ductal or vascular division. Despite visceral transposition, open cholecystectomy via a left subcostal (mirror-image Kocher) incision can be performed safely.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Clinical Case Reports

DOI

10.1002/ccr3.73189

Recommended Citation

Gillani, S. P., Ali, R. N., Irfan, W., Javaid, M. H., Irfan, S., Mahato, R. K. (2026). Open cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis and symptomatic cholelithiasis: A case report. Clinical Case Reports, 14(8).
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