Silent colorectal carcinoma and pyogenic liver abscess [2]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 945-946

  Wee, Chian Lim ^a   Chee, Chian Lim ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ASPIRATION; BARIUM ENEMA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DOUBLE CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 4143095779     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03509.x     Document Type: Letter

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