Wandering spleen: A rare emergency condition

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-

  Papakyriacou, K ^a,b   Nicolaou, N ^a   Symeonides, P ^a  

^a NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^b NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN DEFECT; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN SURGERY;

CHILD; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPLENIC DISEASES; TORSION;

EID: 0006950805     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830115     Document Type: Article

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