title: Single-lung transplantation in situs inversus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mentzer
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Aranki
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: DeCamp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hartigan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sugarbaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000601:surgery*