Pulmonary Endarterectomy in a Patient with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients are at high risk for bleeding complications regarding surgeries involving cardiopulmonary bypass. We report an ITP patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who underwent uncomplicated pulmonary endarterectomy with receiving postoperati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yıldızeli, Bedrettin, Yanartaş, Mehmed, Keskin, Sibel, Atagündüz, Işık, Altınay, Ece
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26090264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/898371
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Sumario:Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients are at high risk for bleeding complications regarding surgeries involving cardiopulmonary bypass. We report an ITP patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who underwent uncomplicated pulmonary endarterectomy with receiving postoperative intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. The positive outcome of this case may suggest that pulmonary endarterectomy surgery is performed safely for ITP patients.

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