Laparoscopic drainage of splenic abscess to avoid splenectomy

Pediatr Int. 2018 Sep;60(9):898-900. doi: 10.1111/ped.13653. Epub 2018 Sep 5.

Authors

Naoki Takeshita¹, Yasuko Okumura¹, Tomoko Sogami², Eiichi Deguchi², Zenro Kizaki¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto First Red Cross Hospital, Higashiyamaku, Kyoto, Japan.
² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kyoto First Red Cross Hospital, Higashiyamaku, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 30187605
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13653

No abstract available

Keywords: Salmonella; child; drainage; laparoscope; splenic abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Abscess / drug therapy
Abdominal Abscess / surgery*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Drainage / methods*
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Salmonella / isolation & purification
Salmonella Infections / complications*
Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
Salmonella Infections / surgery
Spleen / pathology
Splenectomy
Splenic Diseases / drug therapy
Splenic Diseases / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents