Clinical observation of macroamylasemia in splenosis due to the posttraumatic splenectomy.
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CONTEXT Article analyzes current data on macroamylasemia and splenosis, their etiology and diagnostics in particular. CASE REPORT Authors presented their own clinical observation of a young woman who was diagnosed to have macroamylasemia on the background of splenosis due to the splenectomy after blunt abdominal injury. CONCLUSION This is the first time such a combination of macroamylasemia on the background of splenosis has been described in the literature.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JOP : Journal of the pancreas
دوره 15 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014