Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages e9-e10 , October 2009

A Solid Mass in Pelvic Region

  • Jun Oda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency and CCM, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Norimasa Tachikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mito Saiseikai Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
    • ,
  • Takayuki Suda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mito Saiseikai Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan

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  2. Cohen MS, Soper NJ, Underwood RA, et al. Laparoscopic splenopexy for wandering (pelvic) spleen. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1998;8:286–290
  3. Cobellis L, Di Pietto F, Di Pietto L, et al. Ultrasound diagnosis and Doppler monitoring of a pelvic spleen in pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2001;17:453–454

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PII: S0016-5085(09)00189-9

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.02.010

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages e9-e10 , October 2009

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