AIIMS Rishikesh doctors successfully operate on a rare case of left-sided liver and gall bladder
Dehradun: Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh conducted successful cholecystectomy on a patient with a rare condition of left sided liver and gall bladder.
The patient,44-year-old Ganga Dutt who hails from Tehri Garhwal came to know of his unique condition around one year back. But as per AIIMS doctors, no hospital was ready to conduct his surgery due to the complexity of his internal system. This delayed his treatment and eventually he also developed wounds and sepsis and presented to AIIMS in a serious condition.
After a complex laproscopic cholecystectomy of 90 minutes, the doctors were successfully able to remove his gall bladder.
True Left sided gall bladder is a rare anomaly that may present with right-sided symptoms like normally positioned gallbladder. Variation in anatomy provides operative challenges and increases risk of intera-operative complications and morbidities. Modification of laparoscopic ports, change in patient's position and/or surgeon's position, or conversion to open cholecystectomy may be needed for safe removal of the gallbladder.
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