| Literature DB >> 17854150 |
Yushi Fujiwara1, Yosuke Fukunaga, Masayuki Higashino, Shinya Tanimura, Masashi Takemura, Yoshinori Tanaka, Harushi Osugi.
Abstract
As among persons with normal anatomy, occasional patients with situs inversus develop malignant tumors. Recently, several laparoscopic operations have been reported in patients with situs inversus. We describe laparoscopic hemicolectomy with radical lymphadenectomy in such a patient. Careful consideration of the mirror-image anatomy permitted safe operation using techniques not otherwise differing from those in ordinary cases. Thus, curative laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer in the presence of situs inversus is feasible and safe.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17854150 PMCID: PMC4434631 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i37.5035
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742