Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess: a new therapeutic window to the left subphrenic space

N. Rustemović; M. Opačić; T. Bates; R. Ostojić; R. Štern Padovan; R. Pulanić; B. Vucelić

doi:10.1055/s-2006-944635

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2006; 38: E17-E18
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944635

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess: a new therapeutic window to the left subphrenic space

N. Rustemović¹ , M. Opačić¹ , T. Bates¹ , R. Ostojić¹ , R. Štern Padovan² , R. Pulanić¹ , B. Vucelić¹

¹Dept. of Gastroenterology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
²Dept. of Radiology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia

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N. Rustemović, M. D., Ph. D.

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