Situs Inversus Totalis: Single-Stage Anatomic Repair of Complex Congenital Heart Disease. Issue 2 (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chatzis, Andrew C.; Tsoutsinos, Alexandros J.; Kanakis, Meletios A.; Contrafouris, Constantinos A.; Rammos, Spyros; Mitropoulos, Fotios A.
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 9:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 254
• Page End: 256
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: congenital heart disease -- great arteries anomalies -- transposition -- dextrocardia -- situs inversus -- coarctation; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135116670631
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

Transposition of the great arteries occurs rarely in patients with mirror image dextrocardia and situs inversus, while the combination with severe coarctation of the descending aorta (CoA) makes the anatomy even more unusual. Therefore, it is not surprising that a case with such unusual and complicated anatomy presents unique problems when a primary definitive correction is attempted. We report a patient with situs inversus totalis and complex congenital heart disease including transposition of the great arteries and severe CoA who underwent successful complete, single-stage, anatomic correction.