Classical orthotopic liver transplantation from a donor with situs inversus totalis using slight rotation of the liver graft

作     者：DOU Jian YANG Tao CAO Jing-lin GAO Qing-jun SU Yan-ling ZHU Zhi-jun 

作者机构：Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University Shijiazhuang Hebei 050051 China Department of Orthopedics the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University Shijiazhuang Hebei 050051 China Department of Transplantation Tianjin First Center Hospital Tianjin 300192 China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第123卷第10期

页      面：1353-1355页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：situs inversus liver transplantation tissue donors 

摘      要：Situs inversus totalis （SIT） is a rare congenital abnormality that affects approximately 0.005% of all live births. 1 Liver grafts with SIT have traditionally been considered as an absolute contraindication for transplant because of anatomical concerns.2 A review of the literature indicated that there were only four cases of liver transplantation using an SIT donor and normal recipient.3-6 Various modified ＂piggyback＂ techniques were used in all of these cases. In the present case, we obtained a liver from a deceased donor with SIT,