Sonographic determination of liver and spleen sizes in patients with sickle cell disease at Gombe, Nigeria

Sonographic determination of liver and spleen sizes in patients with sickle cell disease at Gombe, Nigeria

Background: Ultrasonography is a safe, reproducible, and accurate diagnostic imaging modality in the evaluation of the effects of sickle cell anemia (SCA) on the sizes of liver and spleen. The study is aimed at determining the size of liver and spleen in SCA patients compared with that of healthy ag...

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Main Authors: Anthony Chukwuka Ugwu, Suleiman Tanimu Saad, Emmanuel Ayuba Buba, Saleh Yuguda, Alhaji Modu Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
Liver span
sickle cell anemia
spleen length
ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2018;volume=5;issue=3;spage=182;epage=186;aulast=Ugwu

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