Effectiveness of EUS in drainage of pelvic abscesses in 25 consecutive patients (with video)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1121-1127

  Varadarajulu, Shyam ^a   Drelichman, Ernesto R ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 70749111418     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.08.034     Document Type: Article

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