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Accessory wandering spleen: Report of a case of laparoscopic approach in an asymptomatic patient

INTRODUCTION: Accessory wandering spleen is a rare but dangerous condition. Abnormalities of the ligamentous apparatus of an accessory spleen may evolve into torsion of its vascular axis, which can lead to a splenic infarct making surgery necessary. Patients are often asymptomatic and the diagnosis...

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Autores principales: Perin, Alessandro, Cola, Roberto, Favretti, Franco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4275829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25460427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.045