Experience of concomitant splenectomy and cholecystectomy in patients with sickle cell disease

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 266-268

  Al Salem, Ahmed H ^a   Al Abkari, Hussain ^a   Al Jishi, Laila ^a   Al Jam'a, Ali ^a   Yassin, Yassin M ^a  

^a QATIF CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031698179     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.266     Document Type: Article

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