Open heart operation in a child with congenital heart disease and hereditary spherocytosis

Naoki Yoshimura*, Hirohisa Murakami, Shingo Otaka, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Sayaka Watanabe, Keiichiro Uese, Keiko Nomura, Ikuo Hashimoto, Hirokazu Kanegane, Fukiko Ichida, Takuro Misaki

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Abstract

An 18-month-old girl with hereditary spherocytosis underwent closure of the ventricular septal defect, commissurotomy of the pulmonary valve, and patch angioplasty of the pulmonary trunk without previous splenectomy. No serious complications as a result of hemolysis occurred in the perioperative period. Open heart surgery can therefore be safely performed in young children with congenital heart disease and hereditary spherocytosis who have not previously undergone splenectomy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1655-1657
Number of pages3
JournalCirculation Journal
Volume70
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Keywords

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Hereditary spherocytosis
  • Open heart surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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