Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is among the most frequent hereditary disorders
globally and its prevalence in Europe is increasing due to migration movements. Summary …

Objective To explore the comparative postoperative efficacy of partial splenectomy (PS) and
total splenectomy (TS) in the treatment of children with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a globally widespread hereditary red cell disorder characterized
by the production of pathological hemoglobin S (HbS). 1 Patients with SCD include …

Hereditary hemolytic anemia (HHA) is considered a group of rare hematological diseases in
Korea, primarily because of its unique ethnic characteristics and diagnostic challenges …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients encounter various complications, such as
acute splenic sequestration crisis and hypersplenism that may require splenectomy. This …

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is among the most frequent hereditary disorders
globally and its prevalence in Europe is increasing due to migration movements. Summary …

Purpose Partial, or subtotal, splenectomy (PS) has become an accepted alternative to total
splenectomy (TS) for management of hematologic disorders in children, but little is known …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition affecting approximately 5% of
the global population, with significant prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa and an estimated …

Splenic involvement occurs very early in life in sickle cell anemia (SCA), which includes the
SS and Sβgenotypes, and later on in the SC and Sβ+ forms of sickle cell disease (SCD) …

Splenectomy is often considered for children with various benign and malignant conditions.
Total splenectomy (TS) or partial splenectomy (PS) can safely be performed in children with …