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Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in sickle cell anemia: A case report

✍ Scribed by Muthusamy, R. ;Sriram, R. ;Dunn, B.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 291 KB
Volume: 21
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810210409

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✦ Synopsis

Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty was performed on a 19-year-old female who had moderate pulmonary valve stenosis with sickle cell anemia, The patient developed sickle cell crisis resulting in occipital infarction, but she made a good recovery. We describe this case and the methods of reducing the risk of sickle cell crisis.

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