Tribute to a triad: History of splenic anatomy, physiology, and surgery - Part 2

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 514-526

  McClusky III, David A ^a   Skandalakis, Lee J ^a   Colborn, Gene L ^a   Skandalakis, John E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; SPLEEN; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLEEN SURGERY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN;

EID: 0032955564     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00012341     Document Type: Review

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