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Pneumoperitoneum as a result of a ruptured splenic abscess

We encountered a case of ruptured splenic abscess presenting as peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum. Our patient did not have an underlying neoplasm nor was she immunosuppressed. In our case, splenectomy was the treatment of choice in combination with antibiotics, which proved to be a good outcome for...

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Autores principales: Bauman, Zachary, Lim, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3888002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24968441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjt111