Splenic artery embolization: An alternative approach in a critically ill patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Tannover M. D., PEYNİRCİOĞLU B., Arsava B., Iskit A. T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.135-138, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjh.2011.30
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.135-138
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Critical care medicine, therapeutic embolization, hemolytic anemia, THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA, SPLENECTOMY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Assessment of general health status and hematological parameters usually precedes the use of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in critically ill patients. Angiography can be effective and safe as a substitute for major surgical procedures, or as a bridging therapy in such cases. We present a critically ill patient with hemolytic anemia that underwent splenic artery embolization as a bridging therapy. We aimed to emphasize that minimally invasive approaches and multidisciplinary care can be utilized in the treatment of critically ill patients with accompanying hematological disease. (Turk J Hematol 2011; 28: 135-8)