Management of bilateral Wilms' tumors in the daughter of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Surgical treatment of the children of Jehovah's Witnesses is a challenging problem both ethically and technically. The authors recently operated on such a child who had bilateral Wilms' tumors. Techniques used to minimize blood loss included erythropoietin, hemodilution, and the argon beam coagulator. A full understanding of the religious, legal, and ethical issues is essential when treating the children of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Ross
J H
JH
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Ohio 44195, USA.
Kay
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Alexander
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D006438:Hemodilution; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000601:surgery*