Spontaneous splenic rupture - A rare complication of amyloidosis

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-94

  Khan, A Z ^a,b   Escofet, X ^a   Roberts, K M ^a   Salman, A R ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Spleen; Spontaneous rupture

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; VASCULAR FRAGILITY;

EID: 0037248484     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.9.2.92     Document Type: Article

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