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Author: SALADIN, Kenneth
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Chapter 22, Problem 1TYC
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The importance of searching and removing accessory spleens during splenectomy and the outcome of overlooking these two.
Introduction:
Accessory spleens are also known as splenunculi. These are the small congenital nodules of the normal splenic tissue. Accessory spleens probably look like a small spleen or the lymph node.
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