Abstract
Orthotopic heart transplantation was performed successfully in a 7-year-old girl with visceroatrial situs inversus. Creation of two autologous left-sided atrial tissue baffles tunneled the left superior vena cava and inferior vena cava to the right of the pulmonary veins. The reconstructed caval tunnels remain widely patent more than 4 years after transplantation. The ability of autologous tissue to grow with the patient has distinct advantages in the pediatric transplant population.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 194-197 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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