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Splenic Abscess Complicating Infective Endocarditis: Three Case Reports

J. EbelsDepartments of General Surgery ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.View further author information
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F. Van EistDepartments of General Surgery ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
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M. VandervekenDepartments of General Surgery ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
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P. Van CauwelaertDepartments of Cardiovascular Surgery ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
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C. BrandsDepartments of Internal Medicine ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
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S. Declercq*Departments of Pathology, ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
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P. WillemsenDepartments of General Surgery ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Pages 720-723 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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