Hemolytic Anemia Case Caused by an Inverted Inner Felt after Bentall Operation.
10.3346/jkms.2013.28.12.1827
- Author:
Hyun KANG
1
;
Ju Won CHOE
;
Dai Yun CHO
;
Dong Suep SOHN
;
Sang Wook KIM
;
Joonhwa HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Anemia, Hemolytic;
Aortic Dissection;
Inverted Felt
- MeSH:
Acute Disease;
Adult;
Anastomosis, Surgical;
Anemia, Hemolytic/*diagnosis/*etiology/surgery;
Aneurysm, Dissecting/complications/*surgery;
Aortic Aneurysm/complications/*surgery;
*Blood Vessel Prosthesis;
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/*adverse effects/instrumentation;
Dizziness/etiology;
Dyspnea/etiology;
Echocardiography;
Humans;
Male;
*Postoperative Complications/surgery;
Reoperation;
Time Factors;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013;28(12):1827-1829
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 26-yr-old male patient reported worsened dyspnea, dizziness one year after an emergency Bentall operation for type A aortic dissection. There was evidence of hemolytic anemia and aortogram revealed a significant stenosis at the distal anastomosis site. During the reoperation, we found the inner felt at the distal anastomosis was inverted causing a significant stenosis. The reoperation successfully resolved this problem. Here, we report a rare case of hemolytic anemia caused by an inverted inner felt after Bentall operation.
