Pyogenic liver abscess: treatment with needle aspiration.

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Published in Clin Radiol on December 01, 1997

Authors

S Ch Yu1, R Hg Lo, P S Kan, C Metreweli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.

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