[Perioperative management of a patient with an acquired von Willebrand syndrome].

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim

Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, hôpital d'Instruction-des-Armées-Percy, 101, avenue H.-Barbusse, 92141 Clamart, France.

Published: January 2008

We report the case of a man suffering from a monoclonal gammapathy with an acquired von Willebrand disease in a perioperative context. This pathology is rare, but is important to diagnose because of the possible haemorrhagic complications encountered. We describe the main therapeutic options available today to prevent bleeding during major surgery.

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