Orthotopic heart transplantation in situs inversus.
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.
Rubay
J E
JE
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
d'Udekem
Y
Y
Sluysmans
T
T
Ponlot
R
R
Jacquet
L
L
de Leval
M R
MR
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000601:surgery*