title: Coronary artery bypass in idiopathic thrombocytopenia without splenectomy.
abstract: A patient with coronary artery disease and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura underwent coronary artery bypass grafting without splenectomy. Our experience indicates that use of cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura does not invariably mandate splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications*