| Literature DB >> 7438961 |
S N Joshi, M K Wolverson, R B Cusworth, S G Nair, R P Perrillo.
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A patient with a previous splenectomy presented with acute gastrointestinal bleeding. He was found to have a benign gastric ulcer, esophagogastric varices, and a mass indenting the gastric fundus. Abdominal computerized tomography and technetium liver-spleen scanning established the diagnosis of an accessory spleen as cause for the mass effect. This diagnostic approach obviated the need for arteriography and exploratory laparotomy.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7438961 DOI: 10.1007/bf01338534
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis Sci ISSN: 0163-2116 Impact factor: 3.199