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Morel-lavallee seroma: a review of two cases in the lumbar region in the adolescent

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  1. Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-0585, USA

    Anisha A. Sawkar

  2. Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-0585, USA

    Leonard Edward Swischuk

  3. Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-0709, USA

    Siddharth P. Jadhav

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Sawkar, A.A., Swischuk, L.E. & Jadhav, S.P. Morel-lavallee seroma: a review of two cases in the lumbar region in the adolescent. Emerg Radiol 18, 495–498 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-011-0975-2

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