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…
ONCOLOGY
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…
Hydroxyurea Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 21.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the common hemoglobinopathies worldwide. Till now, there is no…
Blood Transfusion Therapy for Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 20.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that causes acute and chronic hemolytic anemia. Patients…
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 19.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the common hemoglobinopathies around the world. It results from…
Renal Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 16.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is known to be associated with several widespread complications that can affect…
Cerebrovascular Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 15.1 Introduction A variety of neurological complications occur in patients with sickle cell anemia. Approximately 25 %…
Variants of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 3.1 Introduction The normal hemoglobin is made up of two parts (Fig. 3.1): Fig. 3.1 Diagrammatic representation…
Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 13.1 Introduction The pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia is basically related to abnormalities of RBCs leading to…
Laparoscopy-Assisted Total Gastrectomy
Fig. 24.1 Patient positioning Fig. 24.2 Operating room setup (From Tanigawa [1] with permission) Port Placement Entry into the abdomen is gained through a 2 cm vertical skin incision that…
