Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic abscess secondary to infective endocarditis

Splenic abscess is a rare clinical entity that is most often associated with infective endocarditis. Heart valve replacement in the setting of an untreated splenic abscess is associated with a high incidence of prosthetic valve infection and death. A patient with infectious endocarditis and splenic...

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Main Author:	Almada, Mario (author)
Other Authors:	Bonilla, Fernando (author), Martínez, José (author), Pouy, Andrés (author), Misa, Ricardo (author)
Format:	article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	2020
Subjects:	absceso cirugía laparoscópica bazo esplenectomía abscess laparoscopic surgery spleen splenectomy
Online Access:	https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/1840
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