Performing complex surgical procedures in patients with situs inversus totalis is a challenge because of the need to orient to the completely mirror transposed abdominal and thoracic viscera. We report our experience in performing a three phase minimally invasive (thoracoscopic and laparoscopic) esophagectomy for carcinoma of the mid esophagus in a patient with situs inversus totalis. We believe that this is the first reported case of this kind.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746979 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.171994 | DOI Listing |
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