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Percutaneous CT-guided drainage of splenic abscess
Loucas Thanos1, Theodora Dailiana, Georgia Papaioannou
1Second Department of Radiology, Athens University Medical School, Papadiamantopoulou 20, 115 28 Athens, Greece.
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|August 20, 2002
Abstract
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.