Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with Gilbert syndrome

Here in we present a case of a postoperative jaundice due to Gilbert's syndrome in a patient who was suffering from coronary artery disease and undergone coronary artery bypass grafting operation. Signs and symptoms of jaundice developed on the postoperative first day and resolved spontaneously...

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Published inJournal of clinical and experimental investigations Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 555
Main Authors Korkmaz, Kemal, Gedik, Hikmet Selcuk, Deniz, Hayati
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published East Sussex 13.12.2012
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Summary:Here in we present a case of a postoperative jaundice due to Gilbert's syndrome in a patient who was suffering from coronary artery disease and undergone coronary artery bypass grafting operation. Signs and symptoms of jaundice developed on the postoperative first day and resolved spontaneously after 7 days. The diagnosis and characteristics of Gilbert's syndrome and other related abnormalities and factors relevant to anesthesia and cardiopulmonary by-pass, which affect bilirubin metabolism, are discussed.
ISSN:1309-6621
1309-6621
DOI:10.5799/ahinjs.01.2012.04.0223