Adjuvant urokinase therapy in percutaneous drainage of a multiloculated splenic abscess

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 919-923

  Kelly, Ian M G ^a   Boyd, Christopher S ^a   Kennedy, Peter T ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abscess; Percutaneous drainage; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUROTHIOMALATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; TAMOXIFEN; UROKINASE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ABSCESS;

EID: 0032812433     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70138-7     Document Type: Article

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