Hypoplastic left heart syndrome in situs inversus totalis

Guido Oppido, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Stefania Martano, Gaetano Gargiulo

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Abstract

A very rare case of a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and situs inversus totalis is herein reported. Successful surgical treatment of this cardiac malformation was accomplished at our institution and consisted of: modified Norwood stage I procedure, with direct anastomosis of the transected main pulmonary artery to the aortic arch, without any prosthetic material interposition and right ventricle to pulmonary artery polytetrafluoroethylene shunt.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1052-1054
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Congenital heart
  • Cyanotic
  • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
  • Situs inversus totalis

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