Making use of high index of suspicion in diagnosing intra-abdominal abscess
More than 80% of intra-abdominal abscesses occur in the postoperative period and the majority after pancreatico- biliary or colorectal surgery. Over 30% of abscesses are associated with clear evidence of anastomotic leak. There are no reliable signs or symptoms of intra-abdominal abscess. Huge absce...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of Babylon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2018;volume=15;issue=1;spage=99;epage=101;aulast=Hasan |