Torsion of an Accessory Spleen: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature
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Koichi Kato1, Shohei Honda1, Masashi Minato1, Hisayuki Miyagi1, Tadao Okada2, Kazutoshi Cho3* and Akinobu Taketomi1 1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan 2Hokkaido University of Education, Faculty of Education, School Health Nursing, Sapporo, Japan 3Maternity and Perinatal Care Center, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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