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Karakus, S.C., Kilincaslan, H. & Koku, N. An Etiologic Dilemma of Wandering Spleen in Childhood: Is it Congenital or Acquired?. Indian J Pediatr 81, 1411–1412 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-014-1435-2
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