Resection of a large atrial hemangioma using a bloodless surgical technique: a case report.
We present a biatrial hemangioma in a Jehovah's Witness patient. Hemangioma is extremely rare, accounting for 1% to 2% of benign cardiac tumors. Complete resection of a large hemangioma is mandatory due to its potentially life-threatening risk. In Jehovah's Witness patients, it is necessary to employ bloodless surgery protocols to maximize the patient's outcome. Our patient had undergone 6 weeks of monitoring and erythropoietin therapy prior to surgery, raising her hemoglobin level from 11.6 g/dL to 16.8 g/dL. Intraoperative bloodless surgical protocols as well as a continuous blood circuit were utilized. The patient's hemoglobin level on postoperative day one was 14.5 g/dL; one year postsurgery, the patient was symptom free.
Fan
Dapeng
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Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Yarnall
Charles
C
Parmet
John L
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Norris
Robert B
RB
Isidro
Alice B
AB
Maher
Mary B
MB
Bridges
Charles R
CR
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*