Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration to treat choledocholithiasis in situs inversus patients: A technical review

Table 2 Intraoperative characteristics of situs inversus patients treated by laparoscopic bile duct exploration in the literature review

Ref.	Year	IOC	Incision number	Style	Position	Surgeon site	Working hand	Choledochoscopy	CBDE route	Approach technique
Kang et al[21]	2004	N	4	MirA	NA	Right side	Left	Yes	Choledochotomy with T-tube closure	Choledochoscopy
Tai et al[20]	2004	N	4a	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Weber-Sánchez et al[15]	2011	N	4a	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Han et al[16]	2012	N	4	MirCon	NA	NA	NA	Yes	Choledochotomy	Choledochoscopy
Liu et al[8]	2017	N	4a	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Senthilnathan et al[17]	2017	Y	4	MirCon	Supine, split legs	Between legs	NA	No	Choledochotomy with CDDb	Balloon and saline sweep
Takalkar et al[19]	2018	N	4	MirA	NA	NA	NA	No	Choledochotomy with CDDc	NA
Simkhada et al[18]	2021	N	4	MirA	Lithotomy	Right side	Left	Yes	Choledochotomy with primary closure	Endo-forceps
Our case	2022	Y	1	SP	Reverse Trendelenburg	Right side	Right	No	Transcystic approach	Basket in catheter

^aDefined as conventional in study.

^bUnderwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy six months prior. Found common bile duct stone and small residual gallbladder containing stone this time.

^cDue to significant dilation of the common bile duct (> 2 cm).

IOC: Intraoperative cholangiogram; MirA: Mirrored American; MirCon: Mirrored conventional; SP: Single-port. CDD: Choledochoduodenostomy; CBDE: Common bile duct exploration; NA: Not available; N: No; Y: Yes.