Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 177-180 , August 2009

Acute Torsion of Wandering Spleen: Report of One Case

  • Chi-Hone Lien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsin Chu Branch, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Chang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92 Section 2, Chan-San N Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Yan Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wai-Tao Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nein-Lu Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 31 October 2008 ,Revised 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 20 February 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60059-0

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60059-0

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 177-180 , August 2009

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