Situs inversus donor heart successfully transplanted.
Orthotopic heart transplantation was successfully performed in a 62-year-old man by use of a heart harvested from a donor with situs inversus. This procedure is a reasonable alternative when no other donor is available. The technique of this operation is described here. A month later the patient was discharged in good condition and is still doing well 1 year after the transplantation.
Tkebuchava
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Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
von Segesser
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Künzli
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Turina
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D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012857:Situs Inversus