The diagnosis of splenic abscess is an unusual and difficult clinical problem. Surgery and
intensive anti biotic therapy are indicated when the diagnosis is made. Before the advent of …

[en] The diagnostic efficacy of scintiscanning (/sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid and 67 Ga citrate),
ultrasonography, arteriography, and computed tomography are compared for imaging of a …

We reviewed the imaging findings of 14 splenic abscesses in 13 patients. All patients
underwent chest radiography, 12 ultrasonography (US), 9 CT, 4 plain abdominal …

Radiologic findings in 20 patients with splenic abscesses were reviewed. Chest
roentgenograms frequently showed abnormalities which were nonspecific and …

Abscess of the spleen is uncommon and potentially lethal, but until recently it was rarely
diagnosed except by exploratory celiotomy or at autopsy. Now, with the advent of …

A case of a 23-year-old man with an encapsulated, anaerobic splenic abscess is reported.
Both the ln-111 leukocyte and Tc-99m sulfur colloid scans demonstrated an intrasplenic …

Two patients with splenic abscess successfully diagnosed and treated are described. The
first case, a diabetic, developed a pyogenic abscess caused by klebsiella, while the other …

The criteria outlined and summarized in Table II show no single observation diagnostic of
splenic abscess. This constellation of findings, however, in the context of a known …

Thirteen cases of splenic abscess were reviewed retrospectively from pathologic and
medical records from 1978 through 1986. Splenic abscess is uncommon, but the diagnosis …

In four patients, each of whom had a different type of splenic cyst, 99mTc‐sulphur colloid
images revealed non‐specific, intrasplenic “cold” lesions. The rim of splenic tissue …