Sonographic patterns of splenic abscess: An analysis of 34 proven cases

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 739-745

  Changchien, C S ^a   Tsai, T L ^a   Hu, T H ^a   Chiou, S S ^a   Kuo, C H ^a  

^a Chang Gung Memorial Hosptial Kaohsiung Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Percutaneous aspiration; Splenic abscess; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN CYST; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN TUMOR; TISSUE NECROSIS; TUMOR; ABSCESS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPLEEN DISEASE; SUCTION;

ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC DISEASES; SUCTION;

EID: 0036827057     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-002-0013-7     Document Type: Article

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