Laparoscopic subtotal splenectomy in hereditary spherocytosis
β Scribed by C. Vasilescu; O. Stanciulea; S. Tudor; D. Stanescu; A. Colita; R. Stoia; D. Coriu; A. Colita; C. Arion
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 194 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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In a 6-year-old girl an association of hereditary spherocytosis and a defect in hepatic bilirubin metabolism has been found. The patient suffered from mild compensated haemolytic anaemia and excessive hyperbilirubinaemia (maximum concentration 581 pmol/1), the serum activity of liver enzymes was sli
## Abstract ## Background Splenectomy predisposes patients to invasive disease from pneumococci, meningococci, and Haemophilus influenzae; immunization is mandatory. However, data on the impact of the splenectomy on vaccine immunogenicity are scarce. ## Methods A total of 41 children with heredi