Open heart operation in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis: a case report

A 9-year-old girl who had ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is described. The patient had a history of splenectomy for HS and underwent repair of the ASD under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), however, no significant or persistent hemolysis was observed during...

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Published inAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. 375 - 377
Main Authors Aoyagi, S, Kawano, H, Tomoeda, H, Hiratsuka, R, Kawara, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.12.2001
Subjects
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - methods
Child
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Pedigree
Spherocytosis, Hereditary - complications
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Summary:A 9-year-old girl who had ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is described. The patient had a history of splenectomy for HS and underwent repair of the ASD under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), however, no significant or persistent hemolysis was observed during and after CPB. Only 10 patients with HS who underwent cardiac operations using CPB have been reported. The case is presented due to its rarity.
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ISSN:1341-1098
2186-1005