Trends in the management of pelvic abscesses

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 567-572

  Mirhashemi, Ramin ^a,b   Schoell, Wolfgang M J ^a   Estape, Ricardo ^a   Angioli, Roberto ^a   Averette, Hervy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; BACTEROIDES; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS;

EID: 0032905430     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00040-X     Document Type: Review

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