Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage for subphrenic abscess: report of two cases and a literature review

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage for subphrenic abscess: report of two cases and a literature review

Abstract Background An intra-abdominal abscess can sometimes become serious and difficult to treat. The current standard treatment strategy for intra-abdominal abscess is percutaneous imaging-guided drainage. However, in cases of subphrenic abscess, it is important to avoid passing the drainage rout...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Morita, Kenya Kamimura, Takeshi Suda, Chiyumi Oda, Takahiro Hoshi, Tsutomu Kanefuji, Kazuyoshi Yagi, Shuji Terai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage
Subphrenic abscess
Intra-abdominal abscess
EUS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0782-2

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