Splenic infarction by torsion of its pedicle: The wandering spleen syndrome [1];Infarctus de la rate par torsion du pedicule splenique : Syndrome de la rate baladeuse

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 585-588

  Blanc, Christophe ^a   Delvaux, Michel ^a   Aggadi, Yassir ^a   Lagier, Emmanuel ^a   Gonzales, Natacha ^a   Fourtanier, Gilles ^a   Frexinos, Jacques ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENIC INFARCTION; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0032991440     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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