Postoperative Surgicel mimicking abscesses following cholecystectomy and liver biopsy

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Arnold, Alicia C ^a   Sodickson, Aaron ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Computed tomography; Hemostatic agents; Oxidized regenerated cellulose; Surgicel

Indexed keywords

HEMOSTATIC AGENT; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; BIOPSY; CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43349105218     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0665-2     Document Type: Article

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