Splenic abscesses: Review of 29 cases

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 510-514

  Chiang, I Shun ^a   Lin, Tzeng Jih ^b   Chiang, I Chan ^b   Tsai, Mee Sun ^b  

^a Jiannren Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Splenic abscess; Treatment; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKEMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; REVIEW; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0242331685     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70499-1     Document Type: Review

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