Analysis of factors associated to failure of medical treatment of amoebic liver abscess;Análisis de factores asociados al fracaso del tratamiento médico del absceso hepático amebiano

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Graillet, Rogelio ^a   Sánchez Aguilar, Martín ^a   Morán Mendoza, Ángel O ^a   Hernández Sierra, Juan Francisco ^a   Gordillo Moscoso, Antonio ^a   Tapia Pérez, J Humberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abscess; Amoebic; Diameter; Liver; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849111162     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(08)72139-0     Document Type: Article

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