Scholars@Duke
Charles A Anene

Charles A Anene

Clinical Faculty in the Department of Surgery
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Selected Publications

Enoxaparin associated with hugh abdominal wall hematomas: a report of two cases.

Journal Article Am Surg · August 2000 Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin used for prophylaxis against deep venous thrombosis. Indications include hip and knee replacement surgery, risk of deep venous thrombosis during abdominal surgery, and prevention of ischemic complications of uns ... Link to item Cite

Primary cardiac lymphoma.

Journal Article Echocardiography · May 2000 Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosis of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection with Intact Interatrial Septum by Echocardiography.

Journal Article Echocardiography · May 1998 This case illustrates the complementary use of transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. The transthoracic echocardiogram suggested the presence of anomalous pulmo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Echocardiography allows safer venous cannulation during excision of large right atrial masses.

Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · February 1998 BACKGROUND: Excision of large right atrial masses requires bicaval cannulation and cardiopulmonary bypass. Safe venous cannulation can be accomplished only by knowing the exact intracavitary location and extension of the mass to avoid fragmentation. Transt ... Full text Link to item Cite

Somatostatinoma: atypical presentation of a rare pancreatic tumor.

Journal Article Am J Gastroenterol · May 1995 Somatostatinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that can result in a variety of symptoms depending on the secretion of other peptides in association with or in response to somatostatin. The rarity and variable clinical presentation of these tumors present ... Link to item Cite

Alternative conduits for coronary revascularization: a novel approach for harvest of the lesser saphenous vein.

Journal Article Cardiovasc Surg · June 1993 Previous use of the greater saphenous vein limits the subsequent availability of conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). One readily available alternative conduit is the lesser saphenous vein (LSV). During a 4-year period, 34 LSVs were explored ... Link to item Cite

Isolation of Enterobacter aerogenes susceptible to beta-lactam antibiotics despite high level beta-lactamase production.

Journal Article Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis · November 1990 This report describes a patient with nosocomial meningitis from whom four distinct isolates of Enterobacter aerogenes were recovered over a complicated course of chemotherapy. The initial isolate was susceptible to expanded spectrum beta-lactams despite co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pericardial cells for graft seeding: isolation, culture and identification.

Journal Article Ann Vasc Surg · April 1989 The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using the pericardium as a source of endothelial cells. Nineteen pieces of fresh pericardium were obtained from nine mongrel dogs. Cells were prepared by collagenase digestion of the pericardium ... Full text Link to item Cite

A rare endobronchial neurilemmoma (Schwannoma).

Journal Article Chest · February 1989 Primary neurogenic tumors of the lung are rare. Often, their histologic behavior presents a treatment dilemma. We present a case of benign endobronchial neurilemmoma managed by means of YAG laser resection together with a brief discussion of the management ... Full text Link to item Cite