Intracavitary urokinase for enhancement of percutaneous abscess drainage: Phase II trial

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1681-1685

  Haaga, John R ^a   Nakamoto, Dean ^a   Stellato, Thomas ^a   Novak, Ronald D ^a   Gavant, Morris L ^b   Silverman, Stuart G ^c   Bellmore, Mandell ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Block McGibany Bellmore Assoc I   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034086231     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.6.1741681     Document Type: Article

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