TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic Nephron-Sparing Surgery in a Jehovah's Witness Patient
AU - Yohannes, Paulos
AU - Rao, Malini
AU - Burjonrappa, Sathyaprasad
AU - Sudan, Ranjan
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - An obese 76-year-old woman with type II diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and gastroesophageal reflux was found to have a 6-cm lower-pole mass in a solitary functional right kidney. Because her religious beliefs prohibited blood transfusion, minimally invasive surgery-a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy-was performed, with a good result. Minimally invasive surgery, perhaps with administration of erythropoietin, iron-dextran, or both, is often a good option for severely anemic patients or those whose religious beliefs are opposed to transfusion. Methods of minimizing blood loss intraoperatively are reviewed.
AB - An obese 76-year-old woman with type II diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and gastroesophageal reflux was found to have a 6-cm lower-pole mass in a solitary functional right kidney. Because her religious beliefs prohibited blood transfusion, minimally invasive surgery-a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy-was performed, with a good result. Minimally invasive surgery, perhaps with administration of erythropoietin, iron-dextran, or both, is often a good option for severely anemic patients or those whose religious beliefs are opposed to transfusion. Methods of minimizing blood loss intraoperatively are reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1089/089277904322836695
DO - 10.1089/089277904322836695
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15006056
AN - SCOPUS:1542315221
SN - 0892-7790
VL - 18
SP - 59
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Endourology
JF - Journal of Endourology
IS - 1
ER -