Late coronary stent thrombosis complicating urologic surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The current practice of withdrawing antiplatelet therapy before major surgery has been challenged by the introduction of coronary drug-eluting stents (DESs) since evidence is accumulating that a DES requires dual antiplatelet therapy for at least a year. The authors present a case demonstrating difficulty in decision-making when it comes to appropriate perioperative antiplatelet therapy. The patient experienced a coronary stent thrombosis possibly due to discontinuation of clopidogrel prior to urologic surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Stenosis
- Drug-Eluting Stents
- Lymph Node Excision
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Thrombosis
- Ticlopidine