Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for a patient with known cold agglutinins. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Oct;88(4):1326-7
Date
09/22/2009Pubmed ID
19766831DOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.055Scopus ID
2-s2.0-70249096305 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 14 CitationsAbstract
We report a case study of a patient with renal cell carcinoma with tumor extension into the right atrium. This case was complicated by the diagnosis of cold agglutinins and the need for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. A collaborative approach yielded a positive outcome.
Author List
Pecsi SA, Almassi GH, Langenstroer PAuthors
G Hossein Almassi MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinPeter Langenstroer MD Professor in the Urologic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedAgglutinins
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed