Anticoagulant Therapy-Induced Gallbladder Hemorrhage after Cardiac Valve Replacement

Anticoagulation therapy is essential after cardiac valve surgery. However, spontaneous bleeding remains a major concern during anticoagulation therapy. Spontaneous gallbladder (GB) hemorrhage (hemobilia) is a rare occurrence during standard anticoagulation therapy. This report presents a case of GB...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cho, Seong Ho, Lee, Hae Young, Kim, Hyun Su
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26665115
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.432
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Sumario:Anticoagulation therapy is essential after cardiac valve surgery. However, spontaneous bleeding remains a major concern during anticoagulation therapy. Spontaneous gallbladder (GB) hemorrhage (hemobilia) is a rare occurrence during standard anticoagulation therapy. This report presents a case of GB hemorrhage that occurred shortly after initiating oral anticoagulant therapy in a patient who had undergone mitral valve replacement surgery.

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