Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2015; 21(18): 5744-5748
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5744
Table 1 Published reports on therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with situs inversus viscerum worldwide
Ref.CountryYearPatient’s positionEndoscopist’s positionKey stepsComplications
Venu et al[7]United States1985Right lateral position → recumbent/prone positionAt the right side of the tableAltered the patient's position several times before cannulationNo
Nordback et al[8]Finland1988On her right in a prone positionUnknownThe endoscopist turned his right side toward the patient when cannulation was achieved and an endoscopic papillotomy was made toward the direction of "1 o'clock"No
Chowdhury et al[9]India1997Left lateral positionAt the left side of the tableMinor modifications of the maneuvers and endoscope tip movementNo
Fiocca et al[10]Italy2008Prone positionAt the right side of the tablePassed the stomach and reached the duodenum with only a 180° turnNo
García-Fernández et al[11]Spain2010Right lateral positionAt the right side of the table“Mirror image” ERCP technique:all necessary endoscopic maneuvers were performed inversely as per normal proceduresNo
de la Serna-Higuera et al[12]Spain2010Prone positionAt the right side of the tableThe duodenoscope had to be turned 180° clockwise in the stomach and a rotating sphincterotome was neededNo
Lee et al[13]South Korea2010Prone positionAt the right side of the tableThe endoscope was rotated 180 to the right (in the stomach) and large-balloon dilation was performed after a limited sphincterotomyNo
Kamani et al[14]Pakistan2014Left lateral positionAt the right side of the tablePassed the stomach and reached the duodenum with a 180° turnNo