Multiple pyogenlc liver abscesses following hemorrhoid banding

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 753-754

  Ergas, David ^a,c   Abdul Hai, Ali ^a,b,c   Sthoeger, Zeev ^a,c   Menahem, Ben Haim ^a,c   Miller, Rafael ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abscesses; Band ligation; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Hemorrhoids; Liver

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID BAND LIGATION; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35748940642     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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