title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in young patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies.
abstract: Nine young patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies successfully underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy; no complications resulted from the procedure. The mean postoperative hospital stay was 1.6 days. This technique appears to be a safe and efficacious procedure in children with sickle hemoglobinopathies who require cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kinney
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Pappas
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Meyers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000097:blood; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins