Torsion of an accessory spleen in an elderly patient.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Spleen
- Splenic Diseases