Torsion of an accessory spleen in an elderly patient.
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چکیده
Torsion of an accessory spleen is recognized as a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in childhood. A case is reported which, however, is unusual in that it occurred in a patient of 75, who had had no previous symptoms which might have suggested the presence of an accessory spleen.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 66 780 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990