Hepatic abscess induced by foreign body: Case report and literature review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1466-1470

  Santos, Sofia A ^a   Alberto, Sara C F ^a   Cruz, Elsa ^a   Pires, Eduardo ^a   Figueira, Tomás ^a   Coimbra, Élia ^a   Estevez, José ^a   Oliveira, Mário ^a   Novais, Luís ^b   Deus, João R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FERNANDO FONSECA   (Portugal)

^b Center for the Study of Esophageal Diseases   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Foreign body; Gastrointestinal perforation; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHENIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOREIGN BODY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34247365688     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i9.1466     Document Type: Article

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