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South African Family Practice Volume 52, 2010 - Issue 1

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A wandering spleen: A common presentation of an uncommon anomaly

AC UgwuDepartment of Medical Radiography and Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]

, MSc, PGC-CT,

CO OgbonnaRadiology Department, Federal Medical Centre, PMB 102, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

, MSc &

AO ImoRadiology Department, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

, MBBS, FWACS

Pages 42-43 | Received 06 Jun 2008, Accepted 22 Sep 2008, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2010.10873930

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