Impact of CT-guided drainage in the treatment of diverticular abscesses: Size matters

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 680-686

  Siewert, Bettina ^a   Tye, Grace ^a   Kruskal, Jonathan ^a   Sosna, Jacob ^a   Opelka, Frank ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Colon; CT; Gastrointestinal radiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BARIUM SULFATE; MEGLUMINE IOTALAMATE; READI CAT 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ABSCESS SIZE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPARATUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIVERTICULAR ABSCESS; DIVERTICULOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ARTICLE; DIVERTICULITIS; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIVERTICULITIS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645806093     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1708     Document Type: Review

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