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CASE REPORT
Living donor liver transplantation and situs inversus totalis: cutting the Gordian knot
  1. Sadhana Shankar1,2,
  2. Ashwin Rammohan1,2,
  3. Srinivas Mettu Reddy1,2,
  4. Mohamed Rela1,2,3
  1. 1Institute of Liver Disease & Transplantation, Gleneagles Global Health City Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. 2Institute of Liver Disease & Transplantation, Dr.Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. 3Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ashwin Rammohan, ashwinrammohan{at}gmail.com

Summary

Liver transplantation for biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome associated with situs inversus totalis is a challenging task due to the complexity of associated malformations and the technical proficiency required to overcome them. We present the case of a 6-month-old infant who underwent liver transplantation for biliary atresia. A reduced left lateral segment liver graft from a live donor (his mother) was implanted. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the child remained well on follow-up. Thus, such rare congenital anomalies no longer prove to be a deterrent for successful liver transplantation.

  • transplantation
  • paediatric surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226222

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors SS, AR, SMR: contributed to conception and design, acquisition and analysis. SS, AR, SMR and MR: drafted the article and revised it critically for important intellectual content. MR: gave the final approval of the version to be published.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Parental/guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.