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ArticleCureus2026

A Case Report of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in an Obese Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis.

Shohei Maruta, Tetsuro Ohno, Masami Yamada, Chiaki Fukuda, Akira Maki

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shohei MarutaDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, JPN.
Tetsuro OhnoDepartment of Surgery, Chichibu Hospital, Chichibu, JPN.
Masami YamadaDepartment of Surgery, Chichibu Hospital, Chichibu, JPN.
Chiaki FukudaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chichibu Hospital, Chichibu, JPN.
Akira MakiDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, JPN.

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Abstract

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital condition characterized by a complete mirror-image arrangement of the visceral organs. We report a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on an obese patient with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m² and SIT. An 80-year-old female patient with SIT and a BMI of 30.1 kg/m² was diagnosed with cholecystolithiasis. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed using a mirror-image port placement relative to the standard configuration. The postoperative course was uneventful. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be safely performed in patients with SIT, even in those with obesity, defined as a BMI greater than 30 kg/m².

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body mass index (bmi)cholelithiasislaparoscopic cholecystectomyobesitysitus inversus totalis

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