Percutaneous CT-Guided Drainage of Splenic Abscess
| Autor: | Loucas Thanos, Georgia Papaioannou, Kelekis Da, Helen Koutrouvelis, Alexandra Nikita, Theodora Dailiana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Percutaneous Spleen Outcome Assessment Health Care Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Surgical treatment Abscess Aged Retrospective Studies Splenic Diseases business.industry Splenic abscess General Medicine Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Drainage Female Radiology Splenic disease Tomography X-Ray Computed business CT guided drainage Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 179:629-632 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.179.3.1790629 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to determine the current role of percutaneous CT-guided drainage as an alternative to surgical treatment of splenic abscesses.CONCLUSION. Splenic abscess is an uncommon entity that can be treated percutaneously. CT-guided drainage of splenic abscess seems to be a safe and effective alternative to surgery, allowing preservation of the spleen. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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