Splenic abscess: Diagnosis and treatment
- Author:
Nguyen Hoang Bac
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Splenic abscess
- MeSH:
Splenic Diseases;
Abscess;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical
2005;9(4):209-214
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Splenic abscess is a rare clinical condition, and treatment is difficult due to atypical clinical symptoms. Two patients with splenic abscess treated at HCMC University Medical Center from September 2002 to October 2004. Symptoms included fever and abdominal pain of the left upper quadrant. Ultrasonography as initial investigation in both cases, followed by CT scan in one, is necessary for the diagnosis. Splenectomy was the definitive therapeutic option with good results, and there was no complication and mortality
