Open heart surgery in a patient with diabetes insipidus

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey b Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey c Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Corresponding author. Tel.: +90 344 2212337; fax: +90 344 2212371. E-mail address : alpyasim{at}ksu.edu.tr (A. Yasim). Diabetes insipidus is an unusual case in patients who underwent open heart surgery. In this article, we aimed to present our experience of performing an atrial septal defect operation in a patient with diabetes insipidus who drank 30 l of water and urinated almost the same per day. Key Words: Open heart surgery; Diabetes insipidus; Atrial septal defect