Successful operation for atrial septal defect in a patient with Gilbert's syndrome
Nakayama, Y.; Nishiwaki, N.; Kohno, Y.; Takahashi, H.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 45(6): 554-556
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 1602691 Document Number: 403256
We report a rare case of atrial septal defect (ASD) with Gilbert's syndrome. The patient was a 34-year-old man, who underwent successfully patch closure for ASD, and annuloplasty for tricuspid valve regurgitation by DeVega's method. Gilbert's syndrome is a disorder characterised by a unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia without other hepatic dysfunction. In our case, there was no evidence of hepatic damage related to hyperbilirubinemia postoperatively. Open heart surgery for patient with Gilbert's syndrome is supposed to be performed rather safely.