Spontaneous retroperitoneal abscess caused by streptococcus pyogenes

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-409

  Petrogiannopoulos, C ^a   Papamichael, K ^a   Hartzoulakis, G ^a   Kotsoni, M ^a   Dandakis, D ^a   Goumas, C ^a   Vasilopoulos, G ^a   Kanakis, K ^a   Zaharof, A ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abscess; Retroperitoneum; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350673909     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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