Early ultrasound-guided transvaginal drainage of tubo-ovarian abscesses: A randomized study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 435-438

  Perez Medina, T ^a   Huertas, M A ^a   Bajo, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early drainage; Transvaginal ultrasonography; Tubo ovarian abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OVARY DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; VAGINA; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; OVARIAN DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 0030157608     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07060435.x     Document Type: Article

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