Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Ovalocytosis - hereditary
Treatment
In severe cases, the disease may be treated by removal of the spleen (
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Complications
The condition may be associated with gallstones or kidney problems.
Calling your health care provider
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Hereditary ovalocytosis Prevention
Review Date: 02/05/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
