Hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of a true splenic cyst

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1884-1886

  Lam, Chi Ming ^a   Yuen, Siu Tsan ^a   Yuen, Wai Key ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hemoperitoneum; Mesothelial cyst; Splenic cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST RUPTURE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ANGIOGRAPHY; SPLEEN CYST; SPLEEN RUPTURE;

ADULT; CYSTS; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 0031765988     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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