Torsion of an accessory spleen in an elderly patient |
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Authors: | T E Hems J F Bellringer |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, Battle Hospital, Reading, UK. |
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Abstract: | Torsion of an accessory spleen is recognized as a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in childhood. A case is reported which, however, is unusual in that it occurred in a patient of 75, who had had no previous symptoms which might have suggested the presence of an accessory spleen. |
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