Acute splenic sequestration crisis in adults with sickle cell anemia [3]

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-175

  Koduri, Prasad Rao ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE SPLENIC SEQUESTRATION CRISIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; SPLENOMEGALY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846556134     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20727     Document Type: Letter

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