Hypoplastic left heart syndrome in situs inversus totalis.
A very rare case of a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and situs inversus totalis is herein reported. Successful surgical treatment of this cardiac malformation was accomplished at our institution and consisted of: modified Norwood stage I procedure, with direct anastomosis of the transected main pulmonary artery to the aortic arch, without any prosthetic material interposition and right ventricle to pulmonary artery polytetrafluoroethylene shunt.
Oppido
Guido
G
Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna Medical School, Via Massarenti, n.9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. guidooppido@yahoo.com
Pace Napoleone
Carlo
C
Martano
Stefania
S
Gargiulo
Gaetano
G
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*