Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in an octogenarian with situs inversus and dextrocardia: report of a case

Surg Today. 2011 Aug;41(8):1130-2. doi: 10.1007/s00595-010-4425-7. Epub 2011 Jul 20.

Abstract

Dextrocardia associated with situs inversus totalis is a rare condition. A small number of patients with the condition have been reported after undergoing myocardial revascularization. We experienced a case of this rare disorder in an 83-year-old man. He was successfully treated by off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bilateral internal thoracic arteries and a saphenous vein. Except for the mirror-image anatomy, the surgical technique was similar to that used for a patient with situs solitus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Dextrocardia / complications
  • Dextrocardia / pathology
  • Dextrocardia / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Situs Inversus / complications
  • Situs Inversus / pathology
  • Situs Inversus / surgery*