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Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:721-722
© 1989 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Coronary artery bypass in idiopathic thrombocytopenia without splenectomy

LeNardo D. Thompson, MD, MAJ*,a,b, Amram J. Cohen, MD, MAJa,b, Fred H. Edwards, MD, LTCa,b, Michael J. Barry, MD, All MC, USA, COLa,b

a Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
b Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland USA

Accepted for publication April 17, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Thompson, Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.

A patient with coronary artery disease and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura underwent coronary artery bypass grafting without splenectomy. Our experience indicates that use of cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura does not invariably mandate splenectomy.




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