2008
Hereditary spherocytosis
Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1411-1426. PMID: 18940465, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61588-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisHaemolytic anaemiaSevere haemolytic anaemiaCommon inherited disorderErythrocyte transfusionMost patientsAplastic crisisCommon complicationPrimary lesionNorthern European ancestryClinical severityHaemolytic episodeAnemiaInherited disorderIsolated mutationsCareful assessmentSpherocytosisEuropean ancestryDisordersMain causeCholelithiasisSplenectomyJaundiceSplenomegalyTransfusion
2005
Red Cell Membrane Disorders
Gallagher PG. Red Cell Membrane Disorders. Hematology 2005, 2005: 13-18. PMID: 16304353, DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2005.1.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of splenectomyOverwhelming postsplenectomy infectionRecent management guidelinesRole of splenectomyPenicillin-resistant pneumococciHealth care providersLong-term riskPulmonary hypertensionLaparoscopic approachMost patientsPostsplenectomy infectionSurgical methodsLaboratory heterogeneityCardiovascular diseaseHemolytic anemiaCare providersSplenectomyThrombotic disordersManagement guidelinesHereditary spherocytosisDisordersInfectionPrivate mutationsRed cell membrane disordersSpherocytosis