| Autor: |
Sahib S; Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY., Hanna M, Miller ST |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology [J Pediatr Hematol Oncol] 2021 Jan; Vol. 43 (1), pp. 28-30. |
| DOI: |
10.1097/MPH.0000000000001774 |
| Abstrakt: |
A 9-year-old child with sickle cell disease (sickle beta zero thalassemia) was diagnosed to have acute appendicitis during a hospitalization for pain, acute chest syndrome, and exacerbation of asthma. Because of his high surgical risk, his appendicitis was treated nonsurgically, successfully deferring his appendectomy. He remains well after 1 year. This approach should be considered at least in other sickle cell patients with appendicitis, and perhaps other high-risk populations, if not all children with appendicitis. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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