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Emergency laparoscopic splenectomy for torsion of wandering spleen in a geriatric patient: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Wandering spleen (WS) is an uncommon congenital or acquired condition where the spleen is displaced from its normal position at the left hypochondrium to anywhere within the abdominal or pelvic cavity. The incidence is extremely rare in the geriatric population. PRESENTATION OF CASE: W...

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Autores principales: Nastiti, Novia Ayuning, Niam, Muhammad S., Khoo, Phong Jhiew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6664162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31352320
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.07.021