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KMID : 0378019760190030375
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New Medical Journal
1976 Volume.19 No. 3 p.375 ~ p.378
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Torsion of an Accessory Spleen
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Abstract
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Torsion of an accesory spleen is a rare abdominal emergency.
A case of torsion of an accessory spleen in a boy of 8 years is reported. The clinical picture presented was that of acute appendicitis. At operation a normal spleen was found in the usual anatomical position. The large accessory spleen was situated in the free margin of the greater omentum and had twisted clockwise through many circles. Other associated abnormalities were not noted.
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