title: Orthotopic heart transplantation in situs inversus.
abstract: The case of a successful orthotopic heart transplantation for complete situs inversus with double-inlet left ventricle and anomalies of the systemic venous return is reported. A piece of aortic homograft and a composite conduit made of the recipient right atrium and pericardium were used to connect, respectively, the left superior vena cava and the hepatic veins to the right-sided atrium of the donor heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rubay
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: d'Udekem
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sluysmans
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ponlot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jacquet
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: de Leval
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000601:surgery*