A 28-year-old woman, Ama, with HbSS disease, is listed for elective open right hemicolectomy at the UGMC for a caecal carcinoid tumour. Her pre-operative haemoglobin is 8.4 g/dL and HbS fraction is 58…
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Akua, a 19-year-old woman with HbSS disease, is admitted to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 6-hour history of severe right upper quadrant pain, fever of 39.1°C, and vomiting. She has had fou…
Kwame, a 24-year-old male with known sickle cell disease (HbSS), is admitted to the Komfo Anokye surgical unit with a 3-day history of right iliac fossa pain, fever, and anorexia. He has had two previ…
Yaw, a 32-year-old man with HbSS disease, is brought to the Tamale Teaching Hospital emergency department by relatives with a 12-hour history of sudden-onset severe left upper quadrant pain, progressi…
A 16-year-old girl, Yaa, with known HbSS disease, is brought to the Korle Bu paediatric surgical unit by her parents with a 6-hour history of sudden-onset, severe left upper quadrant pain and abdomina…
Akua, a 19-year-old woman with HbSS sickle-cell disease, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 6-month history of recurrent right upper quadrant pain and jaundice. She has had four pre…
Yaw, a 19-year-old man with HbSS disease, is on the paediatric surgical ward at the regional hospital in Kumasi following an elective inguinal hernia repair performed under spinal anaesthesia. The pro…
Kwame, a 24-year-old known sickle-cell disease (HbSS) patient, is admitted to the Komfo Anokye surgical unit with a 3-day history of right iliac fossa pain, nausea, and low-grade fever. His haemoglobi…
A 19-year-old man, Kofi, with HbSS disease, is brought to the district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 3-day history of right upper quadrant pain, fever (38.4°C), and jaundice. On examination, he has s…
Ama, a 31-year-old woman with known HbSC disease, is reviewed in the general surgical outpatient clinic at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital with a 6-month history of recurrent right upper quadrant pain and …
Kwame, a 24-year-old man with known homozygous sickle-cell disease (HbSS), is admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital surgical unit with a 3-day history of severe right iliac fossa pain, fever,…
A 19-year-old man, Kwame, known to have sickle cell disease (HbSS), is admitted to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre with a 12-hour history of severe right iliac fossa pain, nausea, and vomiting. His…
A 32-year-old woman, Akua, with HbSC disease, is reviewed on the Korle Bu surgical firm three days after an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones. She develops sudden-onset …
Yaw, a 28-year-old man with HbSC disease, is listed for elective right total hip replacement at the Korle Bu Orthopaedic Unit following avascular necrosis of the femoral head confirmed on MRI. His hae…
Akua, a 19-year-old woman with HbSS sickle-cell disease, presents to the Korle Bu emergency surgical unit with a 6-hour history of severe right upper quadrant pain, fever (38.9°C), and jaundice. Her p…
Akua, a 32-year-old woman with HbSC disease, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 3-week history of right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever. She has had multiple admissions for…
A 24-year-old man, Kwame, with known sickle-cell disease (HbSS), is admitted to the Komfo Anokye surgical unit with a 48-hour history of right iliac fossa pain, fever (38.6°C), and anorexia. His haemo…
A 32-year-old woman, Akua, with known HbSC disease is admitted to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 3-day history of right upper quadrant pain, fever, and jaundice. She has had three previous …
Akua, a 32-year-old woman with known HbSC disease, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 6-month history of episodic right upper quadrant pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, wors…
A 24-year-old man, Yaw, with HbSS disease is undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Korle Bu for symptomatic gallstones. He was pre-operatively transfused to Hb 10.2 g/dL and his HbS frac…
Yaw, a 19-year-old male student known to have HbSS disease, is brought to the Tamale Teaching Hospital resus bay by his family at 11 pm with a 5-hour history of severe left-sided scrotal pain of sudde…
Yaa, a 28-year-old woman with HbSS sickle-cell disease, is 3 days post-operative following an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Pre-operatively she received top-…
Kwame, a 24-year-old man with known homozygous sickle-cell disease (HbSS), is admitted to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre with a 6-hour history of severe right iliac fossa pain, fever (38.6°C), and…
Abena, a 28-year-old woman with HbSS disease, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital with a 4-day history of severe left-sided abdominal pain and progressive abdo…
Ama, a 16-year-old girl with HbSS disease, is brought to the Tamale Teaching Hospital emergency department by her parents with a 12-hour history of sudden onset severe left upper quadrant pain, progre…
Kofi, a 32-year-old man with HbSS disease, presents to the surgical outpatient clinic at a regional hospital in Ashanti with a 3-month history of recurrent right upper quadrant pain radiating to the r…
Akua, a 19-year-old woman with known HbSC disease, presents to the Korle Bu surgical unit with a 6-month history of recurrent right upper quadrant pain and two documented episodes of jaundice. Liver f…
Adwoa, a 28-year-old woman with HbSS disease, is brought to the district hospital in Brong-Ahafo by her relatives with a 12-hour history of severe left-sided abdominal and flank pain, progressive pall…
A 14-year-old boy, Kofi, with known HbSS disease is brought to the regional hospital in Brong-Ahafo by his mother with a 6-hour history of sudden onset severe left-sided abdominal pain and progressive…
Kwame, a 24-year-old known sickle-cell disease (HbSS) patient, is admitted to the Komfo Anokye surgical unit with a 3-day history of right iliac fossa pain, fever, and anorexia. He has had two prior v…