title: [A patient with hereditary spherocystosis and sudden deafness after splenectomy].
abstract: We report the case of a 29 year-old male with of hereditary spherocytosis, who developed two episodes of sensorineural hearing loss in his right ear after splenectomy due to repetitive hemolytic crisis. We discuss the eventual altiopathogenic mechanism of this audiological disorder.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: García Callejo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morant Ventura
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Velert Vila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco Algarra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery*