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Torsion de rate : une cause rare du syndrome abdominal aigu

The wandering spleen syndrome: Unexpected cause of acute abdomen

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Annales françaises de médecine d'urgence

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Daldoul, S., Baccari, A., Gadria, S. et al. Torsion de rate : une cause rare du syndrome abdominal aigu. Ann. Fr. Med. Urgence 5, 63–64 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13341-014-0492-5

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