Clinical features of abdominopelvic actinomycosis: Report of twenty cases and literature review

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-559

  Choi, Myung Min ^a   Beak, Jeong Heum ^a   Lee, Jung Nam ^a   Park, Sanghui ^a   Lee, Won Suk ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Intrauterine device; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449719196     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.4.555     Document Type: Article

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