Successful removal of multiple bile duct stones using a papillary large balloon dilation in a very elderly woman with situs inversus totalis

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital anomaly in which all viscera are transposed to the opposite side of the body. This uncommon anatomy causes technical difficulties in endoscopic treatment. A 98-year-old woman with SIT was admitted to our hospital complaining of upper abdominal pain and fever. Blood examinations and findings of abdominal computed tomography imaging confirmed the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and cholangitis...