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Splenic abscess arising by direct extension from a perinephric abscess

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Urologic radiology

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A case of a perinephric abscess invading the spleen in a 25-year-old woman with bladder extrophy is reported. Treatment utilized both percutaneous drainage and open surgery. Perinephric abscesses have not been previously reported to extend into the spleen.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto

    J. H. Reese M.D. & G. Friedland

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California, USA

    R. U. Anderson

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Reese, J.H., Anderson, R.U. & Friedland, G. Splenic abscess arising by direct extension from a perinephric abscess. Urol Radiol 12, 91–93 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923976

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