Sickle-cell disease surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]
Overview
Surgical intervention is generally not recommended for the management of sickle-cell disease. However, certain surgeries may be performed for specific complications.
Surgery
The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:[1][1]
- First episode of a splenic sequestration crisis
- Cholecystitis or symptoms of gallbladder disease
- Choledocholithiasis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballas SK, Kesen MR, Goldberg MF, Lutty GA, Dampier C, Osunkwo I; et al. (2012). "Beyond the definitions of the phenotypic complications of sickle cell disease: an update on management". ScientificWorldJournal. 2012: 949535. doi:10.1100/2012/949535. PMC 3415156. PMID 22924029.