Single-lung transplantation in situs inversus.
Situs inversus totalis is a rare anatomic condition characterized by the mirror-imaged arrangement of asymmetric thoracic and abdominal organs. Although associated cardiopulmonary disease is uncommon, end-stage lung disease can develop in patients with situs inversus, necessitating transplantation. In this report, we describe a 30-year-old patient with situs inversus totalis and end-stage pulmonary hypertension who underwent successful orthotopic left lung transplantation.
Mentzer
S J
SJ
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Aranki
S F
SF
Reilly
J J
JJ
DeCamp
M M
MM
Hartigan
P
P
O'Donnell
W
W
Sugarbaker
D J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000601:surgery*