J Minim Invasive Surg 2009; 12(2): 150-152
Published online December 15, 2009
© The Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery
유 중 재ㆍ주 명 진ㆍ안 병 권
고신대학교 복음병원 외과
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital condition with a mirror image of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. Although several cases of laparoscopic surgery for treating situs inversus have been reported, we believe that laparoscopic low anterior resection for the rectal cancer associated with situs inversus has not yet been reported on. We recently experienced a laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer and this was performed on a patient with situs inversus. The patient was a 66-year-old woman who presented with constipation for about 1 month. Chest X-rays showed dextrocardia, and the abdomen CT scans revealed situs inversus totalis with upper rectal cancer. She was successfully treated with laparoscopic low anterior resection even though the surgeon was not familiar with situs inversus totalis.
Keywords Laparoscopic surgery, Low anterior resection, Situs inversus, Rectal cancer
J Minim Invasive Surg 2009; 12(2): 150-152
Published online December 15, 2009
Copyright © The Korean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery.
유 중 재ㆍ주 명 진ㆍ안 병 권
고신대학교 복음병원 외과
Joong Jae Yoo, M.D., Myoung Jean Ju, R.N., Byung Kwon Ahn, M.D.
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital condition with a mirror image of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. Although several cases of laparoscopic surgery for treating situs inversus have been reported, we believe that laparoscopic low anterior resection for the rectal cancer associated with situs inversus has not yet been reported on. We recently experienced a laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer and this was performed on a patient with situs inversus. The patient was a 66-year-old woman who presented with constipation for about 1 month. Chest X-rays showed dextrocardia, and the abdomen CT scans revealed situs inversus totalis with upper rectal cancer. She was successfully treated with laparoscopic low anterior resection even though the surgeon was not familiar with situs inversus totalis.
Keywords: Laparoscopic surgery, Low anterior resection, Situs inversus, Rectal cancer
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