Percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses: Are large-bore catheters necessary?

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 419-424

  Röthlin, Markus A ^a   Schöb, Othmar ^a   Klotz, Hanspeter ^a   Candinas, Daniel ^a   Largiadèr, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abscess abdomen; Liver; Perityphlitic; Pigtail; Subhepatic; Subphrenic; Sump drainage; Ultrasound guidance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; CATHETERIZATION; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031834678     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241598750004229     Document Type: Article

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