Management of blunt splenic injury in patients with concurrent infectious mononucleosis

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 801-804

  Meguid, Ahmed A ^a   Ivascu, Felicia A ^a   Bair, Holly A ^a   Kerr, Hugh ^a   Bendick, Phillip J ^a   Mcfall, Roberta K ^a   Howells, Greg A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 16544395016     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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