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Splenic infarction: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain presenting in an older patient with primary antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome

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  1. Endocrine-Metabolic Unit, Clinica Medica 3, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ospedale 105, 35128, Padua, Italy

    Marco Rossato, Martina Paccagnella, Giovanni Federspil & Roberto Vettor

  2. Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Diagnostic Medical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy

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Rossato, M., Paccagnella, M., Burei, M. et al. Splenic infarction: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain presenting in an older patient with primary antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. Intern Emerg Med 4, 531–533 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-009-0298-4

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