Refractory obstructive jaundice in a child affected with thalassodrepanocytosis: a new endoscopic approach

BACKGROUND: Liver involvement, including elevated direct-reacting bilirubin levels, is common in patients with sickle cell disease. Fifty to seventy percent of sickle cell patients have pigmented gallstones due to precipitation of unconjugated bilirubin, and cholelithiasis or choledocholithiasis are...

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Autores principales: Curcio, Gabriele, Sciveres, Marco, Di Pisa, Marta, Tarantino, Ilaria, Barresi, Luca, Riva, Silvia, Traina, Mario
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-10-117

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