Accessory spleen located in the right parietal peritoneum
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Accessory spleen located in the right parietal peritoneum
RATIONALE Accessory spleen is a congenital abnormality caused by failure of the splenic anlage to fuse during embryology. The presence of an accessory spleen located in the parietal peritoneum has not been reported so far, and an accessory spleen situated on the right side is extremely rare. In the present study, we describe the first case of an accessory spleen located in the right parietal pe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000007957