Delayed recurrence of postoperative intra-abdominal abscess: An unusual case and review of the literature

Surgical Infections

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-554

  Tomita, Hiroyuki ^a,b,c   Osada, Shinji ^b   Miya, Kiichi ^a   Matsuo, Masayuki ^b  

^a Natl Hlth Ins Sekigahara Hospital   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847388550     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.7.551     Document Type: Review

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