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Targarona, E.M., Espert, J.J., Lomeña, F. et al. Inadequate detection of accessory spleens and splenosis with laparoscopic splenectomy. Surg Endosc 13, 196–197 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900940
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