Clinical Features of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 4.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that results from an abnormal gene…
History of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease that existed in Africa for at least 5000 years but…
Priapism and Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 17.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is a common hemoglobinopathy seen in many parts of the world. It…
Acute Appendicitis and Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 12.1 Introduction Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA), often present with abdominal pain, which is usually attributable…
Cardiovascular Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 14.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder that results from a change of a…
Perioperative Management of Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia Sickle cell anemia (SCA), which is due to homozygous inheritance of the HbS variant, is one of…
Gastrointestinal Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 9.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the most common inherited hemoglobinopathies worldwide. Painful vaso-occlusive crisis…
The Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 11.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is a chronic hemolytic anemia which can affect any part of the…
Leg Ulcers in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 10.1 Introduction The clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia (SCA) are diverse. Leg ulcers are a relatively…
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 22.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that is known to be associated with long-term…
