Protector effect of α-thalassaemia on cholecystitis and cholecystectomy in sickle cell disease.
Robéria M PontesElaine Sobral da CostaPatricia F R SiqueiraJussara F F MedeirosAndrea Ribeiro SoaresFabiana Vieira de MelloMaria Christina Paixão MaioliIsaac L S FilhoLiliane R AlvesMarcelo Gerardin Poirot LandMarcos Kneip FleuryPublished in: Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2017)
To the best our knowledge, our study is the first to show the protective effect of α-thalassaemia on cholecystitis and cholecystectomy requirements in SCD, which may be due to an improved splenic function.
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