[Complex cardiac surgery in a patient with dextrocardia and polysplenia].
Dextrocardia with polysplenia is one of a large spectrum of situs anomalies. In most cases, there are associated cardiovascular abnormalities. We report the case of a patient with dextrocardia, polysplenia, situs ambiguous, and interruption of the inferior vena cava, with an azygos vein continuation. He underwent surgery to replace the aortic valve and the ascending aorta, and to insert a double coronary artery bypass graft.
Cobiella
Javier
J
Servicio de Cirugía Cardíaca, Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Muñoz
Christian
C
Arís
Alejandro
A
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*