Resection of an adult intracardiac wilms' tumor using hypothermic circulatory arrest

A 51-year-old woman underwent resection of a renal tumor with intracaval and intracardiac extension. Histologic examination demonstrated an adult Wilms' tumor. Cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were used in a combined abdominal and thoracic procedure to remove the t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995-12, Vol.60 (6), p.1818-1820
Hauptverfasser:	Fonseca, Peter, Almassi, G. Hossein, Begun, Frank
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiopulmonary Bypass Female Heart Arrest, Induced Heart Atria - pathology Heart Atria - surgery Humans Hypothermia, Induced Kidney Neoplasms - surgery Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Vena Cava, Inferior - pathology Vena Cava, Inferior - surgery Wilms Tumor - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A 51-year-old woman underwent resection of a renal tumor with intracaval and intracardiac extension. Histologic examination demonstrated an adult Wilms' tumor. Cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were used in a combined abdominal and thoracic procedure to remove the tumor and extension in its entirety without complication.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/0003-4975(95)00658-3