Wandering spleen presenting as a right hypochondrial mass and intestinal obstruction
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Splenic Torsion in a Wandering Spleen Presenting As Intestinal Obstruction
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v79i8.8834