Abdominal abscess: Late complication after gastroepiploic coronary artery bypass grafting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-373

  Lloyd, Clinton T ^b   Ascione, Raimondo ^b   Gupta, Shiv ^b   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abscess; Coronary artery bypass graft; Gastroepiploic artery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033199098     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00221-3     Document Type: Article

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