Bacterial endocarditis following rubber band ligation in a patient with a ventricular septal defect: Report of a case and guideline analysis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1931-1933

  Tejirian, Talar ^a   Abbas, Maher A ^a  

^a Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Complication; Hemorrhoids; Review; Rubber band ligation; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID LIGATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFARCTION; LIGATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INFARCTION; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECTUM; RUBBER; SEPSIS;

EID: 33845218880     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0769-x     Document Type: Article

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