Urachal abscess: A cause of adult abdominal pain that cannot be ignored [16]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-230

  Hsu, Chia Chun ^a   Liu, Yeuh Ping ^a   Lien, Wan Ching ^a   Lai, Ting I ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a   Wang, Hsiu Po ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABSCESS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; OMPHALITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URACHAL ABSCESS;

EID: 14844317385     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.03.012     Document Type: Letter

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