Pyogenic liver abscess complicating a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-7

  Huang, L T ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Shih, T Y ^a   Ko, S F ^a   Lui, C C ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liver abscess; Transhepatic drainage; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LIVER ABSCESS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING;

FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER ABSCESS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031884430     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050230     Document Type: Article

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