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Percutaneous Drainage of Abdominal Abscesses and Fluid Collections

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Radiology Today

Part of the book series: Radiology Today ((RADIOL.TODAY,volume 3))

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Abstract

Percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses and fluid collections has been described as “one of the great advances in modern surgery” [1] and is now a widely performed interventional radiologic procedure. This discussion will review certain current technical concepts [2–12].

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  1. J. T. Ferrucci Jr.
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  1. Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 21205, Baltimore, MA, USA

    Martin W. Donner

  2. Radiologisches Institut im Zentrum Radiologie, Katharinenhospitals der Stadt Stuttgart, 7000, Stuttgart 1, Germany

    Friedrich H. W. Heuck

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Ferrucci, J.T. (1985). Percutaneous Drainage of Abdominal Abscesses and Fluid Collections. In: Donner, M.W., Heuck, F.H.W. (eds) Radiology Today. Radiology Today, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69737-1_9

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