Splenic abscess due to non-operative management of splenic injury: a case report

Abstract Background Splenic abscess is a rare disease, with incidence of 0.2–0.7% in previous studies. It often appears with left upper quadrant abdominal pain, fever, chills. Splenic abscess often happens because of hematogenous spreading of infections, endocarditis, angioembolization and some othe...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Main Authors: Zahra Moghimi, Ehsan Sadeghian, Aidin Yaghoobi Notash, Ehsan Sobhanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04026-5