• Helvetica chirurgica acta · Mar 1992

    Case Reports

    [Splenic abscess: therapeutic options].

    • A Genton and P Jacquat.
    • Service de chirurgie, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Lausanne.
    • Helv Chir Acta. 1992 Mar 1;58(5):655-9.

    AbstractPyogenic splenic abscess is a rare condition that tends to occur in patients with underlying often infectious diseases. The sensitivity of ultrasonography and computerized tomography has improve early diagnosis and follow-up. In our hands, splenectomy remains the therapy of choice, but we report the resolution of two uncomplicated splenic abscesses with antibiotics alone.

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