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Gastro-splenic fistula, a rare presentation of sickle cell disease patient with splenic abscess: Case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Hemoglobinopathies such as Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease are risk factors for splenic abscess formation. Gastro-splenic fistula is a rare complication of splenic abscess. In the literature, there are no reported cases of gastro-splenic fistula in patients with hemoglobinopathies....

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Autores principales: Alsinan, Ali, Alelq, Moslem, Alsugair, Fozia, Hassan, Ali, Waheed, Abrar, Alshomimi, Saeed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6416965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30875625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.02.039