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Case Reports
. 1994 Oct;58(4):1166-8.
doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)90481-2.

Open heart operation in a young child with spherocytosis

Y Kawahira  1 , H Kishimoto, M Iio, S Ikawa, H Ueda, F Kayatani, T Nakada
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Case Reports

Open heart operation in a young child with spherocytosis

Y Kawahira et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Oct.

Abstract

Open heart operations on patients with hereditary spherocytosis have been reported rarely. Young children who have not yet undergone splenectomy have a high risk of intraoperative hemolysis because of the heart-lung machine and secondary renal failure. We report the case of a 15-month-old child with spherocytosis who underwent an open heart operation without serious complications as a result of careful and appropriate perioperative management.

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