title: Coronary revascularization in a patient with dextrocardia and situs inversus.
abstract: A few cases of coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with dextrocardia and situs inversus have been reported so far worldwide. This is the first reported case from the Gulf region. The operation was performed with the surgeon standing on the left side. Grafts included right internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery, and saphenous vein to the diagonal and obtuse marginal arteries. The patient was discharged home after 12 days, with no complication. He was doing well after 3 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Mohammad Salman
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Khoula
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Harrasi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Edem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ziadinov
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Sabti
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman drashoksharma1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Coronary artery bypass; coronary artery disease; dextrocardia; situs inversus