The Spleen and Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 5.1 Introduction The word spleen comes from the Greek σπλήν (splḗn) and is the idiomatic equivalent of…
Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 8.1 Introduction One of the common manifestations of sickle cell anemia is vaso-occlusive crises which affect virtually…
Hepatobiliary Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 6.1 Introduction SCA can affect any part of the body and poses diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas to…
Genetics and Pathophysiology of Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 2.1 Introduction The normal hemoglobin is made up of two parts, heme and protein. The protein is…
The Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Anemia
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 7.1 Introduction Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is defined as a new infiltrate on chest X-ray that is…
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…
