title: Helicobacter pyloriEradication Therapy for Thrombocytopenia after Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.
abstract: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is known to be rarely accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). We report a case of AAA with DIC. An 81-year-old man with abdominal pain referred to our hospital. Computed tomography demonstrated an AAA (maximum diameter: 90 mm). The patient underwent a laparotomy, and an abdominal aorta replacement was performed. At the 3-month follow-up, the patient underwentHelicobacter pylorieradication treatment for 1 week. After treatment, the platelet count dramatically increased. The mechanism by whichH. pylorieradication therapy improves hematological parameters has not been elucidated; however, this noninvasive treatment effectively resolved DIC associated with AAA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Daichi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Date
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
keywords: Helicobacter pylori; abdominal aortic aneurysm; consumptive coagulopathy; disseminated intravascular coagulopathy