摘要
Situs inversus （SI） is a congenital anomaly characterized by the mirror-image orientation of the inner organs. The estimated incidence of SI is 1/15 000 to 1/10 000 live births. The disease is often complicated with biliary atresia, polysplenia, intestinal nonrotation, preduodenal portal vein, aberrant hepatic artery, or absence of the suprarenal inferior vena cava. In 2004, we performed a liver transplantation on a patient with SI complicated with hepatolithiasis, end-stage liver cirrhosis and liver failure, because of the unavailability of donor organs, the operation became more complicated and difficult.
Situs inversus （SI） is a congenital anomaly characterized by the mirror-image orientation of the inner organs. The estimated incidence of SI is 1/15 000 to 1/10 000 live births. The disease is often complicated with biliary atresia, polysplenia, intestinal nonrotation, preduodenal portal vein, aberrant hepatic artery, or absence of the suprarenal inferior vena cava. In 2004, we performed a liver transplantation on a patient with SI complicated with hepatolithiasis, end-stage liver cirrhosis and liver failure, because of the unavailability of donor organs, the operation became more complicated and difficult.
