A case of acute aortic dissection type A in a patient with situs inversus

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Jun;75(6):1963-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)05007-5.

Abstract

We report a case of acute aortic dissection type A in a patient with situs inversus. A 33-year-old male, complaining of sudden chest pain, visited our institute. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and echocardiography suggested Stanford type A acute aortic dissection and dextrocardia. Aortic root and ascending aortic replacement were successfully performed. Antegrade brain-isolated extracorporeal circulation was established. The aortic branch arteries were mirror-image reversed. Anatomic positional relationships and presence or absence of concurrent anomalies should be sufficiently investigated preoperatively in patients with dextrocardia. His postoperative course was uneventful and a postoperative computed tomographic scan confirmed a good result.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnosis
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Dextrocardia / diagnosis
  • Dextrocardia / surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Situs Inversus / diagnosis
  • Situs Inversus / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed