Operation for congenital megacolon in a hemophilic patient.
A 13-year-old boy with congenital megacolon and hemophilia A underwent a Duhamel operation and closure of colostomy with administration of large amounts of antihemophilic factor. The intraoperative level of this factor was 80%, and the postoperative level was maintained at about 70% during the first week and at 30% during the second week. There was no bleeding tendency during or after surgery.
D005176:Factor XIII / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
D005176:Factor XIII