Gallstones in sickle cell disease: Observations from the Jamaican cohort study

Authors
Walker, TM Hambleton, IR Serjeant, GR
Citation
Tm. Walker et al., Gallstones in sickle cell disease: Observations from the Jamaican cohort study, J PEDIAT, 136(1), 2000, pp. 80-85
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
136
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
80 - 85
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(200001)136:1<80:GISCDO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The prevalence, incidence, risk factors, clinical associations, and morbidi ty of gallstones were studied in 311 patients with homozygous sickle cell d isease and 167 patients with sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease in a cohort s tudy from birth. Gallstones developed in 96 patients with homozygous sickle cell disease and 18 patients with sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease; specif ic symptoms necessitating cholecystectomy occurred in only 7 patients with homozygous sickle cell disease. (J Pediatr 2000;136:80-5).