Surgical management of a splenic artery aneurysm
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چکیده
Aneurisms of the splenic artery are rare clinical findings. Surgeons and interventional radiologists should co-operate in the management of this challenging disease; we describe here a surgical option.
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دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016