Liver abscess secondary to a broken needle migration - A case report

BMC Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-5

  Chintamani, ^a   Singhal, Vinay ^a   Lubhana, Parminder ^a   Durkhere, Rakesh ^a   Bhandari, Shabnam ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; NEEDLE; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 3042582963     PISSN: 14712482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-3-8     Document Type: Article

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