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. 1984 Apr;76(4):345–349.

Ruptured Spleen as a Differential Diagnosis in Ruptured Tubal Pregnancy

Leroy R Weekes
PMCID: PMC2561678  PMID: 6737489

Abstract

Two cases of traumatic biphasic or secondary splenic rupture are presented to demonstrate the clinical picture of an entity the obstetrician-gynecologist will be encountering more commonly in the future. The signs and symptoms of this condition figured prominently in the differential diagnosis of ruptured tubal pregnancy.

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