Don't Play It by Ear: Technical Considerations to Optimize Outcome and Procedural Safety of Congenital Microtia Reconstruction in a Dextrocardia Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis, Butterfly Vertebra, and Hemivertebra.

In this case, Brent's approach was used to treat the microtia, but rib cartilage was harvested from the ipsilateral side to lessen the chance of damaging the pericardium due to unfamiliar anatomy. These factors must be taken into account to perform a safe surgery on such patients.