Table 1.
Literature review of previously reported left-sided gallbladders without situs inversus undergoing surgery
| Ref. | Location | Reported number of patients | Clinical presentation | Diagnosis made pre-op? | Surgical treatment (cholecystectomy) | Comments |
| [1] | Hungary | 1 in 2536 | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Open | |
| [2] | The Netherlands | 5 in 1764 | Right sided abdominal pain | 1 of 5 | Laparoscopic | Sinistroposition |
| [3] | Japan | 3 in 1621 | cholecystitis, 2 incidental during liver surgery | No | Open | Emphasis on right sided round ligament/reported 105 cases in literature until then |
| [5] | India | Case report | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Laparoscopic | |
| [6] | India | 1 in 1258 | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Laparoscopic | Dextrocardia present |
| [7] | United Kingdom | Case report | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Open | |
| [11] | Japan | Case report | Incidental/liver cancer | Yes | Open | Used drop infusion cholangiography for diagnosis and CT scan |
| [12] | Greece | Case report | Epigastric pain | No | Laparoscopic | |
| [13] | Ohio, United States | Case report | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Laparoscopic | Duplication of CBD |
| [14] | Serbia | 2 patients | 1 asymptomatic/1 right sided abdominal pain | No | Open | Associated with liver cysts |
| [15] | India | Case report | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Open | |
| [16] | United Kingdom | Case report | Epigastric pain | Yes | Open | Diagnosis by radio-opaque stone on the left side |
| [17] | Florida, United States | Case report | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Laparoscopic | Intra-op cholangiogram performed |
| [18] | New York, United States | Case report | Right sided abdominal pain | No | Open | Association with giardia lamblia infection |
| [19] | Tunis | Case report | Right sided pain | No | Laparoscopic | Normal intra-op cholangiogram |
| [20] | Japan | Case report | Back pain | No | Laparoscopic | Associated right portal vein anomaly |
| [21] | St. Louis, United States | Case report | Right sided pain | No | Laparoscopic | CBD injury because of anomalous left sided common hepatic duct |
| [22] | South Korea | Case report | Right sided pain | No | Laparoscopic | Pre-op percutaneous cholecystostomy with hepatic injury |
| [23] | Japan | Case report | Right sided pain | Yes | Laparoscopic | Preop diagnosis with DIC CT and lap CBD exploration |
| [24] | South Korea | 3 | Omphalocele with herniated liver | Yes | None | Association with omphalocele |
| [25] | Japan | 2 | Right sided pain | No | Laparoscopic | |
| [26] | Japan | Case report | Right sided pain | No | Open | Associated with hypoplasia of the left lobe of the liver |
| [27] | Japan | Case report | Right sided pain | No | Open | Right sided round ligament |
| [28] | Japan | Case report | Living donor transplant | No | Open | Association with portal vein anomalous branching |
| [29] | South Africa | Case report | Right sided pain | Yes | Laparoscopic | Diagnosed on CT pre-op |
| [30] | China | 3 | Living donor transplant | Suspected | Open | Biliary, arterial, and portal venous anomalies |
| [31] | Italy | Case report | Right sided pain | No | Laparoscopic | |
| [32] | Japan | 3 | Living donor transplant | Yes | Open | Portal venous anomaly |
CBD: Common bile duct; DIC: Drop infusion cholangiography; MRCP: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; CT: Computed tomography.