Successful combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy in a patient with sickle cell disease

ABSTRACT

Sickle cell disease is prevalent in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Like any other patients, the affected individuals present with various surgical conditions requiring surgical intervention with its attendant high morbidity and mortality. It is believed that minimally invasive therapy can reduce morbidity and mortality in this high risk group of patients. We report a case of a patient with sickle cell disease who underwent successful combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendicectomy