Spleen size evaluation in children: Time to define splenomegaly for pediatric surgeons and pediatricians

• Gloria Pelizzo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: gloria.pelizzo@gmail.com

  Affiliation Pediatric Surgery Unit, Children’s Hospital, Istituto Mediterraneo di Eccellenza Pediatrica, Palermo, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5253-8828

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• Marinella Guazzotti,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of the Mother and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

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• Catherine Klersy,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Biometry & Clinical Epidemiology, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

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• Ghassan Nakib,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medclinic Middle East, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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• Federico Costanzo,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of the Mother and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

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• Erika Andreatta,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of the Mother and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

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• Gabrio Bassotti,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Gastroenterology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia, Italy

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• Valeria Calcaterra

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pediatric Unit, Department of the Mother and Child Health Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and Department of Internal Medicine University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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