Spontaneous spleen rupture after bacterial endocarditis

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-181

  Sperduto, N ^a   Closset, J ^a   Widera, I ^a   Engelman, E ^a   Lambilliotte, J P ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Splenic abscess; Splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSARTHRIA; FEVER; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0034089752     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018826     Document Type: Article

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