Hypersplenism induced by splenic vein ligation.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2008
Abstract
Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare clinical entity. It is usually caused by an IgG autoantibody directed against the red blood cell membrane that causes extravascular hemolysis predominantly in the spleen. As a result, disease states or procedures that result in hypersplenism would be expected to increase red cell destruction in patients with an underlying warm AIHA. We present the case of a patient with a previously undiagnosed warm AIHA, who developed worsening hemolysis after undergoing splenic vein ligation during a pancreaticoduodenectomy to remove a neuroendocrine tumor.
Volume
83
Issue
3
First Page
242
Last Page
244
ISSN
0361-8609
Published In/Presented At
Garibaldi, B., King, K. E., Jaffe, J. M., & Moliterno, A. R. (2008). Hypersplenism induced by splenic vein ligation. American journal of hematology, 83(3), 242–244. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.21069
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17874452
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article