Intrapericardial rupture of amebic liver abscess managed with percutaneous drainage of liver abscess alone

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1460-1462

  Takhtani, Deepak ^a,b   Kalagara, Suman ^a   Trehan, Manjeet S ^a   Chawla, Y ^a   Suri, S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SUCTION;

EID: 0030057822     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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