title: Severe mechanical hemolysis in a patient with thalassemia minor who had undergone inappropriate splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA. lmf2155@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falchi
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Lola M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Jillian L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Diuguid-Gerber
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Eisenberger
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jurcic
mesh_terms: D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Hemolytic anemia; Paravalvular leak; Schistocyte; Splenectomy; Thalassemia