Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic abscess

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 289-291

  Carbonell, Alfredo M ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a   Joels, Charles S ^a   Sing, Ronald E ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Endocarditis; Laparoscopy; Spleen; Splenectomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 7044234642     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200410000-00013     Document Type: Article

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