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

Obes Surg. 2005 Oct;15(9):1344-6. doi: 10.1381/096089205774512591.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gastroplasty* / methods
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Obesity, Morbid / complications
  • Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Situs Inversus / complications*
  • Situs Inversus / diagnostic imaging