Open heart operation in a young child with spherocytosis.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Spherocytosis, Hereditary