A case of multiple splenic abscesses managed non-operatively
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Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Debridement and Drainage for Pancreatic Abscess
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1Department of Surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, U.K.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
|July 6, 2000
Abstract:
We report the case of a previously fit 22-year-old man who developed multiple splenic abscesses of unclear aetiology and was successfully treated with percutaneous drainage of the largest abscess and antibiotic therapy.
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