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Liver Abscess Drainage

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This section provides a comprehensive procedural report for liver abscess drainage procedure with up-to-date explanatory notes, synopsis of the indications, and contraindications and potential complications in an organized and practical format.

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, 660 First Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Bedros Taslakian

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Med. Center Department of Radiology, NY, New York, USA

    Bedros Taslakian

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Aghiad Al-Kutoubi

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

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Taslakian, B. (2016). Liver Abscess Drainage. In: Taslakian, B., Al-Kutoubi, A., Hoballah, J. (eds) Procedural Dictations in Image-Guided Intervention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40845-3_34

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