Cholelithiasis in children with sickle cell disease

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 471-473

  Al Salem, A H ^a,b   Qaisaruddin, S ^a   Al Dabbous, I ^a   Bhamidipati, P ^a   Abu Srair, H ^a   Amman, H ^a   Al Jam'a, A ^a  

^a QATIF CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Children; Cholelithiasis; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SICKLE CELL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029839361     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00180085     Document Type: Article

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