MASSIVE DESCENDING THORACIC ANEURYSM IN A JEHOVAH WITNESS - TREATMENTBY THROMBOEXCLUSION

Authors
WESTABY S PARRY AJ LAMONT P GREBENIK C
Citation
S. Westaby et al., MASSIVE DESCENDING THORACIC ANEURYSM IN A JEHOVAH WITNESS - TREATMENTBY THROMBOEXCLUSION, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 55(5), 1993, pp. 1233-1235
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
55
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1233 - 1235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)55:5<1233:MDTAIA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The thromboexclusion technique was used to treat a massive thoracic an eurysm in a Jehovah's witness. Preoperative erythropoietin therapy was used. At operation a Hemashield graft was used to bypass the aneurysm before the mouth was stapled closed. The hemoglobin level fell from 1 3.5 to 10.6 g/dL.