Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
4253968 | Cirugía Española | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A diameter bigger than 8 cm in hepatic amoebic abscess is associated with failure of medical treatment. Low albumin could be related to malnutrition and increased alkaline phosphatase with extrinsic compression of extrahepatic conducts due to big abscesses.
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Surgery
Authors
Rogelio Graillet, MartÃn Sánchez-Aguilar, Ángel O. Morán-Mendoza, Juan Francisco Hernández-Sierra, Antonio Gordillo-Moscoso, J. Humberto Tapia-Pérez,