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[Emergencies related to visceral and genital drepanocytic thrombotic complications (author's transl)]. 1978

A Carayon, and R Ferro

Thrombotic complications in drepanocytemia may induce 3 main syndromes: splenic infarctions and abscesses; severe and uncontrollable hematurias; priapism. Clinical features and surgical treatments are described with detailed procedures for priapism surgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011317	Priapism	A prolonged painful erection that may lasts hours and is not associated with sexual activity. It is seen in patients with SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, advanced malignancy, spinal trauma; and certain drug treatments.	Priapisms
D004630	Emergencies	Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.	Emergency
D005260	Female		Females
D006417	Hematuria	Presence of blood in the urine.	Hematurias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000038	Abscess	Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.	Abscesses
D000755	Anemia, Sickle Cell	A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.	Hemoglobin S Disease,HbS Disease,Sickle Cell Anemia,Sickle Cell Disease,Sickle Cell Disorders,Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S,Anemias, Sickle Cell,Cell Disease, Sickle,Cell Diseases, Sickle,Cell Disorder, Sickle,Cell Disorders, Sickle,Disease, Hemoglobin S,Hemoglobin S Diseases,Sickle Cell Anemias,Sickle Cell Diseases,Sickle Cell Disorder
D013158	Splenic Diseases	Diseases involving the SPLEEN.	Disease, Splenic,Diseases, Splenic,Splenic Disease
D013159	Splenic Infarction	Insufficiency of arterial or venous blood supply to the spleen due to emboli, thrombi, vascular torsion, or pressure that produces a macroscopic area of necrosis. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Splenic Infarct,Infarct of the Spleen,Splenic Infarcts,Infarct, Splenic,Infarction, Splenic,Infarctions, Splenic,Infarcts, Splenic,Splenic Infarctions