Life threatening pelvic sepsis after stapled haemorrhoidectomy

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9206, 2000, Pages 810-

  Molloy, Richard G ^a   Kingsmore, David ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; SEPSIS; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0342546421     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02208-X     Document Type: Article

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