Left sided gallbladder: A case report during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis.

Introduction: A true left sided gallbladder (T-LSG) is a rare finding mostly discovered incidentally during laparoscopy and often associated with several anatomic anomalies; surgical approach may be challenging with an increased risk of intra-operative injuries and conversion to open.

Presentation Of The Case: A 76 years old woman presented with acute cholecystitis. The left sided gallbladder was unexpectedly discovered as an intra-operative finding.

Laparoscopic splenectomy in malignancies: is safe and feasible?

Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is considered the treatment of choice for benign hematologic diseases of the spleen. However, the role of LS in malignancies is still controversial. Technical difficulties, hemorrhagic risk, the need of pathological characterization of malignant disease, may be considered contraindications to LS in malignancies.