Liver necrosis following cholecystectomy in sickle cell disease

Abstract Postoperative vaso‐occlusive disease may be a life‐threatening condition in patients affected by sickle cell disease, necessitating sometimes liver transplantation. After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, liver necrosis is usually secondary to intraoperative vascular injury. In this patient, th...

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Main Authors: Edoardo Maria Muttillo, Emanuele Felli, Patrick Pessaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2820