Affiliation:
1. Department of Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London
Abstract
Summary
Solitary abscess of the spleen is a potentially lethal condition. It is difficult to diagnose but relatively easy to treat, resulting in cure of the majority of the patients. A case is described to illustrate the important factors in aetiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment. All cases reported since 1960 are reviewed: the mortality of untreated patients is shown to be 100 per cent. If this condition is sucessfully diagnosed and treated, without rupture, no patient should die from it.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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