Case series: Gamna-Gandy bodies of the spleen: A supportive finding for portal hypertension

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2007; 17(03): 186-187
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.34724

GI Radiology

Authors

Ahmet Mesrur Halefoglu

Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, 34360, Istanbul, Turkey

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