A 46-year-old woman with inverted organs has got a new lease of life after doctors here conducted a successful laparoscopic gallbladder surgery via a single incision (one-port), instead of the conventional four ports. This is the first time such a successful surgery for gallbladder has been performed through one port in India and only the third such surgery performed in the world as per the available medical literature, said Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram in a statement on Tuesday.   

The woman, hailing from Karnal in Haryana, had a rare congenital condition where her abdominal organs were translocated in the reverse positions known as Situs Inversus (the right-side organs on the left and left side organs on the right). Situs Inversus leads to difficulties in diagnosis and surgical treatment of abdominal conditions demanding more skill and preparation on the part of the surgeon