title: Mitral valve surgery in a patient with dextrocardia and 180° counter-clockwise rotated heart due to congenital agenesis of the right lung.
abstract: We report a case of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) with dextrocardia and 180° counterclockwise rotated situs solitus heart. We describe the technique for mitral valve surgery in a patient with dextrocardia and agenesis of the right lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atsumi
authors.forename: Shigehiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Shota
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fushimi
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000209:etiology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome