Iatrogenic penetrating splenic injury treated by embolization

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 393-394

  Kelly, Michael D ^a   Jones, Lyn ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOVAX II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSCESS; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPYEMA; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SPLEEN ANGIOGRAPHY; SPLEEN INJURY; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX DRAINAGE;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; SPLEEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 67650882207     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04897.x     Document Type: Article

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