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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis
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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis

Zafer Said Matar
Obesity surgery, Vol.18(12), pp.1632-1635
01/12/2008
PMID: 18523830

Abstract

Adult Comorbidity Electrocardiography Gallbladder - diagnostic imaging Humans Laparoscopy Liver - diagnostic imaging Male Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology Obesity, Morbid - surgery Situs Inversus - diagnostic imaging Situs Inversus - epidemiology Spleen - diagnostic imaging Ultrasonography
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a commonly performed bariatric operation worldwide. The presence of an anatomical variation like situs inversus demands preoperative assessment and preparedness on the part of the surgeon. We report a laparoscopic gastric banding performed on a morbidly obese patient with situs inversus totalis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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