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ID 111298
Author
Miyoshi, Takanori Tokushima Municipal Hospital
Aoyama, Mariko Tokushima Municipal Hospital
Hino, Naoki Tokushima Municipal Hospital
Yamasaki, Shinichi Tokushima Municipal Hospital
Keywords
esophageal carcinoma
Jehovah’s Witness
autologous blood transfusion
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
We report the case of a 50-year-old female Jehovah’s Witness with advanced esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy following induction chemotherapy. She visited our hospital complaining of dysphagia and was diagnosed of advanced esophageal cancer by upper endoscopy. She refused allogeneic transfusion. Induction chemotherapy was performed. Severe anemia occurred as an adverse event. A subtotal esophagectomy was performed after her anemia improved. During the surgery, a large volume of replacement fluid was injected, the blood was diluted, and intraoperative bleeding was relatively reduced. Intraoperative blood salvage was made using Cell Saver. The postoperative course were stable by using autologous blood and albumin infusion. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 27. Jehovah’s Witnesses with gastrointestinal malignancies can be treated safely by performing surgical therapy based on blood replacement therapy and autologous blood transfusion.
Journal Title
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
AA12022913
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
Volume
62
Issue
3-4
Start Page
264
End Page
267
Sort Key
264
Published Date
2015-08
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DOI (Published Version)
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language
eng
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departments
Medical Sciences