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ArticleThe Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi2018

Asymptomatic Splenic Cysts in an Immunocompromised Patient: Should They Be Investigated.

Hyunjung Hwang, Myong Ki Baeg, Pumsoo Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Seok Hyung Kang

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Article in The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MDCT Findings of Splenic Pathology.Current problems in diagnostic radiology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hyunjung HwangDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea.
Myong Ki BaegDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea.
Pumsoo KimDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea.
Yu Jin KimDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea.
Seok Hyung KangDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea.
Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Splenic abscess is a rare disease that generally occurs in immunocompromised patients. It is difficult to distinguish between splenic abscesses and cysts using imaging studies, especially if they are asymptomatic. A 50-year-old asymptomatic man who had received steroid therapy for underlying rheumatoid arthritis was referred to a university hospital due to presence of several splenic cysts, with the largest being 3.5 cm in diameter. Percutaneous aspiration was performed, and fluid analysis showed cysts infected by extended-spectrum, beta-lactamase-producing

Indexed as

Abdominal AbscessCystsDiagnosis, DifferentialDrainageEscherichia coliHumansImmunocompromised HostMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedSplenic DiseasesTomography, X-Ray ComputedArthritis, rheumatoidPercutaneous drainageSplenic abscessSplenic cyst

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PMID30419646
PMCPMC12285872
OpenAlexW2899231405

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