{"title":"Laparoscopic concomitant cholecystectomy and splenectomy for true left-sided gall bladder with hereditary spherocytosis.","authors":"Vineeth Bhargav Saraf, Sameer Ashok Rege","doi":"10.4103/jmas.jmas_347_22","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A true left-sided gall bladder (LSG) is a rare finding, is mostly discovered incidentally and often presents with symptoms similar to those of a normally positioned gall bladder. The diagnosis in most cases is intraoperative. The surgical technique is frequently difficult, with an increased risk of intraoperative injuries and conversion to open surgery. In this case report, we describe a rare scenario of a young male with hereditary spherocytosis who presented with jaundice and splenomegaly. The diagnosis of LSG was made by chance during pre-operative imaging. The patient was successfully managed with a splenectomy and a cholecystectomy via the minimal access approach in the same setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":48905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Minimal Access Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10898629/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Minimal Access Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jmas.jmas_347_22","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/4/13 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A true left-sided gall bladder (LSG) is a rare finding, is mostly discovered incidentally and often presents with symptoms similar to those of a normally positioned gall bladder. The diagnosis in most cases is intraoperative. The surgical technique is frequently difficult, with an increased risk of intraoperative injuries and conversion to open surgery. In this case report, we describe a rare scenario of a young male with hereditary spherocytosis who presented with jaundice and splenomegaly. The diagnosis of LSG was made by chance during pre-operative imaging. The patient was successfully managed with a splenectomy and a cholecystectomy via the minimal access approach in the same setting.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS), the official publication of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons, launched in early 2005. The JMAS, a quarterly publication, is the first English-language journal from India, as also from this part of the world, dedicated to Minimal Access Surgery. The JMAS boasts an outstanding editorial board comprising of Indian and international experts in the field.