Prophylactic splenectomy and cholecystectomy in mild hereditary spherocytosis: Analyzing the decision in different clinical scenarios

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-226

  Marchetti, M ^a   Quaglini, S ^b   Barosi, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Decision analysis; Gallstones; Markov model; Mild hereditary spherocytosis; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DECISION THEORY; ERYTHROCYTE APLASIA; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEMOLYSIS; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SEX FACTORS; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031814950     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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