Is there a role for routine abdominal imaging in predicting postoperative intraabdominal abscess formation after appendectomy for pediatric ruptured appendix?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-309

  Ein, Sigmund H ^a   Wales, Paul ^a   Langer, Jacob C ^a   Daneman, Alan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pediatric ruptured appendix; Postoperative intraabdominal abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 43149094682     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-2105-5     Document Type: Article

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