Gastrectomy is Associated with an Increased Risk of Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A 13-Year Nationwide Cohort Study
Whether patients who have undergone gastrectomy are at a high risk of developing pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) remains debatable. From the inpatient claims records of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 33 834 patients with a history of 2000–2010 and135 336 controls wi...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037379/ |