Wandering spleen with torsion and gastric volvulus

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 755-758

  Lin, Chien Heng ^a   Wu, Shu Fen ^a   Lin, Wei Ching ^a   Chen, An Chyi ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Spleen abnormalities; Splenectomy; Stomach volvulus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LAPAROTOMY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH VOLVULUS; TORSION; VACCINATION; VOMITING; WANDERING SPLEEN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH VOLVULUS; TORSION; WANDERING SPLEEN;

EID: 33644878349     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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