How to diagnose splenic abscesses?
| Journal | Volume 82 - 2019 |
| Issue | Fasc.3 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | M. Nieciecki, M. Kozuch, M. Czarniecki, R.K. Mlosek, A. Michno, W. Olszewski, A. Danowska, L. Krôlicki |
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| (1) Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland ; (2) Clinic of Gastroenterology, National Food and Nutrition Institute, Warsaw, Poland ; (3) Department of Radiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, USA ; (4) Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Mazovian Brodno Hospital, Warsaw, Poland ; (5) Department of Pathology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland ; (6) First Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland ; (7) Department of Nuclear Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. |
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Splenic abscess is a rare but potentially fatal entity, occurring mainly in patients with underlying risk factors. Mortality of the disease depends on the time of diagnosis and treatment. Due to low sensitivity and specificity of clinical symptoms and laboratory markers, imaging plays the vital role in the diagnostic work-up. The aim of this article is to give a concise overview of the methods of splenic abscess diagnosis. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2019, 82, 421- 426). |
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