Torted and Ruptured Wandering Spleen Presenting as a Surgical Emergency in Pregnancy
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عنوان ژورنال: The Scientific World JOURNAL
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1537-744X
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2004.208