Postoperative acute multiple organ failure after hepatectomy in a Nigerian male with sickle cell trait: a case report

Postoperative acute multiple organ failure after hepatectomy in a Nigerian male with sickle cell trait: a case report

Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disease characterized by sickle hemoglobin (HbS). Patients homozygous for HbS experience symptoms resulting from sickled erythrocytes no later than adolescence. However, heterozygous HbS carriers, or those with the so-called sickle cell tr...

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Main Authors: Toshimitsu Iwasaki, Satoshi Nara, Yuuki Nishimura, Hiroki Ueda, Yoji Kishi, Minoru Esaki, Kazuaki Shimada, Nobuyoshi Hiraoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell trait
Sickle cell crisis
Vaso-occlusive crisis
Multiple organ failure
Liver failure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-01102-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-01102-6

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