title: Organ donor with complete situs inversus. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Complete situs inversus (SI) is a very rare anomaly characterized by the total inversion of all abdominal and thoracic organs. SI has been traditionally considered an absolute contraindication for liver and heart transplantation. We report a case of a donor with complete SI diagnosed at the time of organ recovery and we review the literature concerning this anomaly and organ transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular, General & Transplant Surgery, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. adalbert@mp.pl
authors.forename: Wojciech G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.forename: Pawel J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chudoba
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patrzalek
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szyber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D012857:Situs Inversus; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome