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Hereditary elliptocytosis ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Ultrasound
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
References
- ↑ Bayhan T, Ãœnal Åž, 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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