Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in young patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies.

Ware, R E; Kinney, T R; Casey, J R; Pappas, T N; Meyers, W C · J Pediatr · 1992

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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.

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