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Case report| Volume 66, ISSUE 2, P284-286, November 1944

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen complicating portal thrombosis

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      Abstract

      • 1.
        1. A case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen complicating aseptic portal thrombosis is presented.
      • 2.
        2. The probable mechanism of rupture of the spleen due to associated splenic vein and portal vein thrombosis is considered.
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