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Cox-Maze IV Procedure Concomitant with Valvular Surgery In Situs Inversus Dextrocardia: A Single-Center Experience in China
Published on: February 11, 2022
[Complex cardiac surgery in a patient with dextrocardia and polysplenia]
Javier Cobiella1, Christian Muñoz, Alejandro Arís
1Servicio de Cirugía Cardíaca, Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
Dextrocardia with polysplenia is one of a large spectrum of situs anomalies. In most cases, there are associated cardiovascular abnormalities. We report the case of a patient with dextrocardia, polysplenia, situs ambiguous, and interruption of the inferior vena cava, with an azygos vein continuation. He underwent surgery to replace the aortic valve and the ascending aorta, and to insert a double coronary artery bypass graft.
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