Association of Adenotonsillectomy with Vaso-occlusive Crisis Frequency in Sickle Cell Patients of Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study

The Red Blood Cells (RBCs) in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are distorted into a crescent shape in conditions of low oxygen because of a mutant type of haemoglobin. Vaso-occlusive Crisis (VOC), a defining symptom of SCD, is acute painful assaults caused by vaso-occlusion in the bone marrow. SCD is subst...

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Main Authors: Moath Alfaleh, Omar Alanzi, Ali Alaskari, Mohammed Alzamil, Hussain Al-Baharna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/20729/76744_CE[Ra1]_F(SS)_QC(SD_SL)_PF1(RI_SL)_redo_PFA(IS)_PN(IS).pdf
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