International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51 , January 2009

Spontaneous splenic vein aneurysm rupture in the puerperium

,Accepted 1 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.01.019

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51 , January 2009

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