Splenic Abscess and Infarction - Rare Events for which Surgery is Mandatory

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 321-324

  Hoch, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Splenectomy; Splenic abscess; Splenic haematoma; Splenic infarction

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0347423180     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-003-0037-4     Document Type: Article

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