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Intrathoracic splenosis presenting as persistent chest pain

Thoracic splenosis is a rare entity resulting from splenic and diaphragmatic injury. Patients remain asymptomatic, and surgical intervention is not indicated in the majority of cases. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of splenectomy due to a gunshot wound 30 years previously who...

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Autores principales: Fukuhara, Shinichi, Tyagi, Samuel, Yun, Jaime, Karpeh, Martin, Reyes, Angelo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958283
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-84