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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2026; 18(6): 119179
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.119179
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.119179
Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical presentation of reported situs inversus totalis patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (n = 110), mean ± SD/n (%)
| Variables | Value |
| Demographics | |
| Age, years (n = 109) | 47.2 ± 12.8 |
| Age, years (range) | 20-76 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 28 (25.5) |
| Female | 82 (74.5) |
| Preoperative diagnosis | |
| Chronic cholecystitis | 38 (34.6) |
| Acute cholecystitis | 27 (24.4) |
| Cholelithiasis/symptomatic gallstone disease | 43 (39.1) |
| Other | 2 (1.8) |
| Primary pain location | |
| Left upper quadrant/hypochondrium | 71 (65.1) |
| Epigastric | 28 (25.7) |
| Right upper quadrant | 3 (2.8) |
| Other/not specified | 7 (6.4) |
- Citation: Chen ML, Ma X, Xiao L, Chen TT, Luo ZL, Xie XD. Posterior approach to Calot’s triangle in situs inversus totalis: A case report and review of literature. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(6): 119179
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i6/119179.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.119179