Pelvic Wandering Spleen
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City Branch of Taipei Hospital, Department of Health, and Department of Surgery, Taipei Hospital, Department of Health, Taipei. Received: 1 March 2002. Revised: 3 April 2002. Accepted: 4 June 2002. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr. Kuo-Chun Chan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City Branch of Taipei Hospital, Department of Health, 40 Jengjou Road, Taipei, Taiwan. ACUTE ABDOMEN DUE TO TORSION OF A PELVIC WANDERING SPLEEN
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تاریخ انتشار 2003