Cholelithiasis and its complications in sickle cell disease in a university hospital

Abstract Introduction: The clinical manifestations of sickle cell disease are related to the polymerization of hemoglobin S. The chronic hemolysis caused by this condition often causes the formation of gallstones that can migrate and block the common bile duct leading to acute abdomen. Objective:...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raquel Alves Martins, Renato Santos Soares, Fernanda Bernadelli De Vito, Valdirene de Fátima Barbosa, Sheila Soares Silva, Helio Moraes-Souza, Paulo Roberto Juliano Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842017000100028&lng=en&tlng=en

Similar Items