Isolated splenic abscess in children, role of splenic preservation

Isolated splenic abscess in children, role of splenic preservation

Purpose Splenic abscess (SA) is rare life threatening clinical condition in children. Diagnosis is delayed because of its non-specific clinical presentation. It has a high mortality rate even in the era of antibiotics. This study aim to determine the role of splenic preservation in the management of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2013-08, Vol.29 (8), p.787-790
Hauptverfasser: Faruque, Ahmad Vaqas, Qazi, Saqib Hamid, Arshad, Muhammad, Anwar, Nosheen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscess - surgery
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Organ Sparing Treatments
Original Article
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Splenic Diseases - therapy
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Splenic abscess (SA) is rare life threatening clinical condition in children. Diagnosis is delayed because of its non-specific clinical presentation. It has a high mortality rate even in the era of antibiotics. This study aim to determine the role of splenic preservation in the management of isolated splenic abscess in children, and to compare different treatment modalities for it. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study of 20 years was conducted including all children
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-013-3336-2