PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | sickle cell anemia |
| Phenotype | C0008350|gallstones |
| Sentences | 3 |
| PubMedID- 24060717 | Background and objectives: polymorphism in (ta)n of the ugt1a1 promoter influences bilirubin level and risk of gallstones in patients with sickle cell disease (scd) of african descent. |
| PubMedID- 24497751 | [84] it has also been recommended in sickle cell disease patients with gallstones, because the symptoms of gallstones can mimic those of sickle cell crisis, and elective cholecystectomy is much safer than emergency cholecystectomy in this group. |
| PubMedID- 22888958 | It is the treatment of choice for gallstones in children with sickle cell disease [9]. |
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