Sonographic Diagnosis and Clinical Correlates of Gallbladder Stones in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Calabar, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) causes chronic haemolysis which is a risk factor for cholelithiasis. AIM: To determine the prevalence and clinical correlates of cholelithiasis in SCD patients in steady state treated at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. METHODS: This was a prospectiv...

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Autores principales: Inah, Grace B., Ekanem, Emmanuel E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Republic of Macedonia 2019
Materias:
Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30740163
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.015

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30740163
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.015

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