Surgery in haemophilia: experience from a centre in India

The present paper describes various kinds of surgery carried out with great success in 16 cases which included both severe and moderate haemophilia patients with modest amounts of factor concentrates and anti-fibrinolytic drugs. This is very important in developing countries where factor concentrates are not easily available. In one patient haemophilia was diagnosed only after surgery. None of the patients had inhibitor pre- or post-operatively. One patient who was HIV positive underwent orchidectomy successfully with only 6000 IU of factor VIII concentrate.