Case report of successful partial splenectomy for a splenic abscess in a paediatric patient

INTRODUCTION: Splenic abscess (SA) is a rare potentially fatal condition in the paediatric population. It is difficult to diagnose given its non-specific presentation. There are no current guidelines for management of SA in this population but splenic preservation is advantageous given the vital rol...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Saleem, Oh, Han Boon, Kheng, Dale Lincoln Loh Ser, Krishnan, Prabhakaran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5536388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28768231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.07.050

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