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Kriger A.G.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo, Moskva

Gorin D.S.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo, Moskva

Kaldarov A.R.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo Minzdrava Rossii, Moskva

Berelavichus S.V.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo, Moskva

Akhtanin E.A.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo Ministerstva zdravookhraneniia i sotsial'nogo razvitiia RF, Moskva

Intrapancreatic accessory spleen

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Kriger A.G., Gorin D.S., Kaldarov A.R., Berelavichus S.V., Akhtanin E.A.

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Journal: Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2018;(8): 68‑71

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To cite this article:

Kriger AG, Gorin DS, Kaldarov AR, Berelavichus SV, Akhtanin EA. Intrapancreatic accessory spleen. Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2018;(8):68‑71. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/hirurgia2018868

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