Splenic infarction from cholesterol embolization following cardiopulmonary bypass.
The authors report a case of symptomatic splenic infarction secondary to cholesterol embolization after coronary artery bypass grafting in a 59-year-old woman. The patient was treated with urgent splenectomy, which was curative. The diagnosis, investigations and management of the condition are discussed.
Cernilia
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92668, USA.
Godbe
D H
DH
Ott
R
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Waxman
K
K
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply*