TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Splenic Abscess
A1  - Doherty, Gerard M.
PY  - 2010
T2  - Quick Answers Surgery
AB  - •  Abdominal  pain,  tenderness,  peritonitis,  and  sepsis  may  be  present•  CT  scan  demonstrates  fluid-filled  lesion,  possibly  containing  gas•  May  be  caused  by:  -Hematogenous  seeding  of  the  spleen  with  bacteria  from  remote  septic  focus  (endocarditis,  intra-abdominal  infection)-Direct  spread  of  infection  from  adjacent  structures  (pancreatic  or  perinephric  abscess,  diverticulitis,  colon  or  gastric  perforation)-Splenic  trauma  or  infarction  with  secondarily  infected  hematoma  or  necrotic  parenchyma•  Complication  of  injection  drug  abuse  and  immunosuppression  (AIDS,  chemotherapy,  transplant,  corticosteroid  use)  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58101642
ER  -