| pubmed-article:9747744 | pubmed:abstractText | Patients with mild hereditary spherocytosis (HS), i.e. with haemolysis without anaemia. have an increased risk of gallstone formation, erythroid aplasia and haemolytic crisis. Since the effect of prophylactic splenectomy on life expectancy has not been established, we conducted a decision analysis comparing prophylactic splenectomy and cholecystectomy with no surgery. | lld:pubmed |
