Using donor ascending aorta for venous reconstruction in a situs inversus heart transplantation

Using donor ascending aorta for venous reconstruction in a situs inversus heart transplantation

A 66-year-old female was a case of situs inversus that developed heart failure. Heart transplantation was performed with the modified method. While we harvested the donor's heart, we left an extra-aortic conduit in the ascending aorta. Donor's superior vena cava (SVC) and inferior vena cav...

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Main Authors: Jenn-Yeu Song, Yi-Ting Tsai, Ta-Chung Shen, Chien-Sung Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2019-01-01
Series:Formosan Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Extra-aortic conduit
heart transplant
situs inversus
Online Access:http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2019;volume=52;issue=3;spage=96;epage=98;aulast=Song

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