title: Situs inversus donor heart successfully transplanted.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tkebuchava
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: von Segesser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Künzli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turina
mesh_terms: D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012857:Situs Inversus