ArticleBMC surgery2018
Robotic low anterior resection plus transanal natural orifice specimen extraction in a patient with situs inversus totalis.
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- Laparoscopic-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction surgery for colorectal cancer in patients with situs inversus totalis: a case series of four patients with outcomes (surgical video).Gastroenterology report · 2026Article
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- Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy in situs inversus totalis with cecal carcinoma: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
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- Robotic hemi-colectomy for ascending colon cancer in a patient with situs inversus totalis.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Robotic natural orifice specimen extraction surgery I-type F methodWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
- Comment on "Early results of novel robotic surgery-assisted low anterior resection for rectal cancer and transvaginal specimen extraction by using Da Vinci XI: initial clinical experience".Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Robot Assisted Laparoscopy for Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome Relief.EJVES vascular forum · 2022Article
- Transjugular intrahepatic portal shunt in the treatment of portal hypertension due to cirrhosis: single center experience.BMC surgery · 2019Article
- A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing conventional Intuitive® procedure card recommended port placement with the modified Indian (Manipal) technique.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSitus inversus totalis (SIT) refers to an unusual condition involving reversal of abdominal and thoracic viscera, with an incidence rate of 1/5000-20,000 adults. Minimally invasive surgeries for SIT patients are technically challenging, while the surgical experience for SIT patients is quite limited. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old man, previously diagnosed as SIT, came to our hospital for 6 months history of hematochezia and altered bowel habit. A diagnosis of rectal cancer was made in view of colonoscopic biopsy which confirmed an irregular circumferential lump of well differentiated adenocarcinoma at 10 cm from the anal verge. The computed tomography contrast-enhanced (thorax + abdomen + pelvis) scan revealed a total transposition of abdominal and thoracic organs and an enhanced eccentric mass of rectal but with no evidence of distant metastasis. Robotic low anterior resection (LAR) plus transanal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) was performed after obtaining informed consent. The procedure was performed successfully and the patient convalesced nicely without any complications. The postoperative pathological diagnosis revealed a 4x4x0.6 cm
conclusionsRobotic LAR plus transanal NOSE for rectal cancer patients with SIT can be performed safely and may be an effective approach in contrast to open or laparoscopic approach, despite the unconventional anatomy.
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