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A routine liver transplantation in a patient with situs inversus: a case report and an overview of the literature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16640519     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Liver transplantation (LT) in an adult with situs inversus (SI) is extremely rare and requires precise pre-operative management. A 48-yr-old male with SI suffering from alcoholic liver cirrhosis underwent LT at our institution in March 2003. Pre-operatively, liver anatomy was determined by CT scan, three-dimensional liver reconstruction and angiography. LT was performed using the Belghiti technique with side-to-side cavo-caval anastomosis, transplanting a graft from a donor with normal anatomy. Post-operatively, the patient recovered without major complications, except an epileptic event because of a central pontine myelinolysis, and he was discharged on the 25th post-operative day. Three months after surgery, the T-drain placed intra-operatively into the donor bile duct was removed; transplant perfusion and function were stable with an actual follow-up period of 24 months. LT in patients with SI is feasible. Pre-operative imaging with three-dimensional reconstruction is a beneficial tool for operation planning in patients with rare anatomic variations.
Authors:
Moritz N Wente; Matthias Thorn; Boris Radeleff; Genevieve Dei-Anane; Arianeb Mehrabi; Peter Sauer; Markus W Büchler; Jan Schmidt; Thomas W Kraus; Peter Schemmer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical transplantation     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0902-0063     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Transplant     Publication Date:    2006 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-27     Completed Date:  2006-10-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8710240     Medline TA:  Clin Transplant     Country:  Denmark    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  151-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Hepatectomy / methods
Hepatic Encephalopathy / surgery
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications,  surgery
Liver Transplantation / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Situs Inversus / surgery*
Treatment Outcome

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