Hepatic abscesses complicating injection sclerotherapy of haemorrhoids

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 971-972

  Murray Lyon, Iain M ^a   Kirkham, J S ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemorrhoids; Hepatic abscess; Injection sclerotherapy; Keywords; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENOL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INJECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 0034890793     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200108000-00017     Document Type: Article

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