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A case of thoracic splenosis in a post-splenectomy patient following abdominal trauma: Hello Howell–Jolly

Seeding of splenic tissue to extra-abdominal sites is a relatively infrequent consequence of open abdominal trauma. Immunological function of these small foci of ectopic splenic tissue is unknown and their use in determining the splenic function may be limited. In this case report, a patient is desc...

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Autor principal: Viviers, Petrus J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4360293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omu037

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