Is cholecystectomy really an indication for concomitant splenectomy in mild hereditary spherocytosis?

Alizai, Naved K; Richards, E Michael; Stringer, Mark D

Alizai, Naved K; Richards, E Michael; Stringer, Mark D.

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Alizai NK; Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Children's Liver & GI Unit, Gledhow Wing, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. Naved.Alizai@leedsth.nhs.uk

Arch Dis Child ; 95(8): 596-9, 2010 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20530150

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Cholecystectomy; Spherocytosis, Hereditary/surgery; Splenectomy; Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gallstones/etiology; Gallstones/surgery; Humans; Laparoscopy; Male; Retrospective Studies; Spherocytosis, Hereditary/complications; Splenectomy/adverse effects; Treatment Outcome; Unnecessary Procedures

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Splenectomy / Cholecystectomy Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Arch Dis Child Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: United kingdom

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