Hepatic abscess due to gastric perforation by ingested fish bone demonstrated by computed tomography

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-147

  Chan, Siu Cheung ^a   Chen, Huang Yang ^a   Ng, Shu Hang ^a   Lee, Chi Ming ^a   Tsai, Chang Huang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Foreign body; Gastric perforation; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STOMACH PERFORATION;

AGED; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FISHES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; STOMACH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032997859     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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