Sonographic assessment of some abdominal organs in children with sickle cell disease in Ilorin, Nigeria

Background: The irregular sickle cells can block blood vessels, causing tissue and organ damage and in most cases presented with pain as a result of organ ischemia. Ultrasonography is an easily available instrument for investigating abdominal organs which are most commonly affected by sickle cell di...

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Main Authors: Basirat Muftaudeen, Joseph C Eze, Muhammad Sidi, Mutiat Nike Miftaudeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2021;volume=29;issue=2;spage=94;epage=98;aulast=Muftaudeen