Hereditary elliptocytosis ultrasound

‘Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ‘Niyousha Danesh M.D., M.P.H

Overview

Ultrasound

Because chronic haemolysis increases an individual’s risk of gallstones, people with elliptocytosis have an increased risk of suffering from gallstones. This risk is relative to the severity of the disease, and those with symptomatic elliptocytosis should have regular abdominal ultrasounds to monitor the progression of their gall bladder disease.^[1]

References

↑ Bayhan T, Ünal Ş, Gümrük F (2016). “Hereditary Elliptocytosis with Pyropoikilocytosis”. Turk J Haematol. 33 (1): 86–7. doi:10.4274/tjh.2015.0054. PMC 4805353. PMID 26377499.

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[pmid26377499-1] Bayhan T, Ünal Ş, Gümrük F (2016). “Hereditary Elliptocytosis with Pyropoikilocytosis”. Turk J Haematol. 33 (1): 86–7. doi:10.4274/tjh.2015.0054. PMC 4805353. PMID 26377499.

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