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Published on: December 29, 2014
Concomitant thymectomy and cardiac operation in a patient with pure red cell aplasia
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England. mpoullis@rpms.ac.uk
Abstract:
Pure red cell aplasia is a rare condition resulting in severe anemia. Medical therapy is indicated, unless a thymoma is present. In patients with concurrent cardiac pathology requiring operation, simultaneous operation should be contemplated to avoid risky resternotomy. We describe an exceptionally rare case of a patient with pure red cell aplasia secondary to a thymoma who underwent concomitant thymectomy and coronary artery grafting with a successful surgical outcome.

