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Sonographic diagnosis of splenic torsion in a spleen situated in the left upper quadrant
Arun S Kinare,
Shrikant T Ambardekar,
Satish A Pande,
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Arun S Kinare
MD
Department of Ultrasound, K.E.M. Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
892, Bhandarkar Instt. Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune: 411 004, Maharashtra, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorShrikant T Ambardekar
MD
Department of Ultrasound, K.E.M. Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Search for more papers by this authorSatish A Pande
MD
Department of Ultrasound, K.E.M. Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Search for more papers by this authorArun S Kinare,
Shrikant T Ambardekar,
Satish A Pande,
Corresponding Author
Arun S Kinare
MD
Department of Ultrasound, K.E.M. Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
892, Bhandarkar Instt. Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune: 411 004, Maharashtra, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorShrikant T Ambardekar
MD
Department of Ultrasound, K.E.M. Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Search for more papers by this authorSatish A Pande
MD
Department of Ultrasound, K.E.M. Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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