Simultaneous gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy and laparoscopic splenectomy as a surgical option for hereditary spherocytosis in a child: A case report

• Main Authors: Yutaka Yamada (Author), Akinori Sekioka (Author), Akiyoshi Nomura (Author), Kei Oyama (Author), Toshiaki Takahashi (Author), Masaya Yamoto (Author), Koji Fukumoto (Author), Naoto Urushihara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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For hereditary spherocytosis complicated by cholelithiasis, cholecystectomy is simultaneously performed with splenectomy. However, jaundice promptly disappears after removing the spleen, and the risk for recurrent cholelithiasis decreases in majority of cases; gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithot...