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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 48, 721-722, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Coronary artery bypass in idiopathic thrombocytopenia without splenectomy

LD Thompson, AJ Cohen, FH Edwards and MJ Barry
Department of Surgery, 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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