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01.12.2012
Thoracic Splenosis After Thoracoabdominal Trauma Presenting as Pleural Nodules
verfasst von:
Alexandre Dias Mançano, Gláucia Zanetti, Beatriz Cunha Duarte, Leonardo Fonseca M. do Prado, Edson Marchiori
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Ausgabe 6/2012
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Excerpt
A 32-year-old female had a firearm accident 8 years previously that resulted in trauma to the spleen, left hemidiaphragm, left lung, and liver. A total splenectomy, diaphragm suturing, and drainage of the left hemithorax were performed. The surgical report noted the presence of spleen fragments in the pleural and peritoneal cavities. …