Diseases

Intraabdominal Infections

Infection within the PERITONEAL CAVITY. A frequent cause is an ANASTOMOTIC LEAK following surgery.

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Abstract

Infection within the PERITONEAL CAVITY. A frequent cause is an ANASTOMOTIC LEAK following surgery.

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8 entry terms
  • Intra-Abdominal Infections
  • Infection, Intra-Abdominal
  • Infection, Intraabdominal
  • Infections, Intra-Abdominal
  • Infections, Intraabdominal
  • Intra Abdominal Infections
  • Intra-Abdominal Infection
  • Intraabdominal Infection

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2012

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  1. C01w.463w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intraabdominal Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059413. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059413
  2. Intraabdominal Infections. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intra-abdominal_infection
  3. Intraabdominal Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30314067