title: Isolated atrial inversion in situs inversus: a rare anatomic arrangement.
abstract: Isolated atrial inversion in situs inversus is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. Its physiology resembles transposition of great vessels, and the best option for its surgical treatment is the atrial switch operation. In this article, we present a case of isolated atrial inversion in concordance with visceral situs inversus diagnosed at birth by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization, which was successfully treated at 8 months of age by a Senning procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale S. Leonardo, Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masiello
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Leo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
mesh_terms: D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*