International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 136-139 , September 2008

Successful Conservative Treatment of a Hepatic Abscess Originating from a Ruptured Renal Abscess in an Elderly Female

  • Chin-Yao Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jin-Jung Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Chun Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Jang Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yu-Jang Su, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan

,Accepted 30 April 2008.

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70053-X

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70053-X

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 136-139 , September 2008

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