Complete situs inversus - is it a contraindication for organ donation?

Complete situs inversus, (SI), the total transposition of thoracic and abdominal organs, is rare and is considered a contraindication for organ donation. We report a patient of complete SI, who underwent donor nephrectomy. A 21-year-old male, without significant medical history, presented for volunt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of urology 2019-10, Vol.35 (4), p.303-304
Hauptverfasser: Sonawane, Ganesh, Moorthy, Krishna, Pillai, Biju
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Zusammenfassung:Complete situs inversus, (SI), the total transposition of thoracic and abdominal organs, is rare and is considered a contraindication for organ donation. We report a patient of complete SI, who underwent donor nephrectomy. A 21-year-old male, without significant medical history, presented for voluntary living-unrelated renal donation and was found to have complete SI on evaluation and underwent right donor nephrectomy. The recipient is doing well on the follow-up. Meticulous surgical planning while selecting kidneys would enable renal donation even in cases of complete SI.
ISSN:0970-1591
1998-3824
DOI:10.4103/iju.IJU_82_19