Abstract

MILLAN, Claudia Ximena  and  TORRES, Mónica Patricia. Gall bladder located to the left of the falciform ligament without situs inversus: "sinistraposition". rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.1, pp.74-77. ISSN 2011-7582.

The gallbladder located to the left of the falciform ligament in absence of situs inversus, called sinistraposition, is a rare anatomic anomaly. Although infrequent, it is important that surgeons become familiar with this finding, for surgery can become a real technical challenge. Several case reports have documented the safe handling of sinistraposition when found incidentally during conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We report the case of patient with asymptomatic cholecystectomy and ultrasound echography that did not report the anomalous location of the gallbladder. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed, encountering a gallbladder located in the segment III of the liver, with no apparent associated extrahepatic biliary anomalies. The procedure was carried out by a multiport approach, without complications, and so far the patient is asymptomatic.

Keywords : colecystectomy; laparoscopic; bile ducts; biliary tract surgical procedures; congenital abnormalities.

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