title: Successful surgical treatment of haemophilic pseudotumour, filling the defect with hydroxyapatite.
abstract: A preliminary report is made on the use of hydroxyapatite for surgical procedure of pseudotumour, a rare but serious complication of the bleeding diathesis in patients with inherited bleeding disorders. Surgical or percutaneous treatment and refilling with fibrin sealant is shown to be a successful therapy in a 19-year-old male with severe haemophilia B. The pseudotumour, in the upper pad of the left leg, was filled with hydroxyapatite after surgery. We suggest that the use of hydroxyapatite is a new and useful option in the surgical treatment of haemophilic pseudotumour.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Hematología e Inmunología, Apartado 8070, Ciudad de La Habana, CP 10800, Cuba. ihidir@haemoto.sld.cu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagarra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De La Torre
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Almagro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menéndez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017886:Durapatite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005164:Factor IX / Q000378:metabolism; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006132:Growth Plate; D002836:Hemophilia B / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010949:Plasma; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D005164:Factor IX; D017886:Durapatite