Optimal treatment of hepatic abscess

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-182

  Hope, William W ^a   Vrochides, Dennis V ^b   Newcomb, William L ^a   Mayo Smith, William W ^b   Iannitti, David A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RECURRENCE RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40949110910     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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