Literature DB >> 21053489

[Thoracic empyema due to subphrenic appendicitis: an infrequent presentation].

Andrés García Marín1, Jorge Martín Gil, Carmen Nofuentes Riera, Alberto Vaquero Rodríguez, María D Pérez Díaz, Fernando Turégano Fuentes.   

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency. Atypical presentations lead to a late diagnosis with a higher complication rate. Given its rarity, we report a case of a thoracic empyema due to subphrenic appendicitis.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 21053489

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam        ISSN: 0300-9033


  2 in total

1.  Empyema and lung abscess as complication of a perforated appendicitis in a pregnant woman.

Authors:  Agustin Dietrich; Matias Nicolas; Jose Iniesta; David Eduardo Smith
Journal:  Int J Surg Case Rep       Date:  2012-09-19

2.  Thoracic Empyema as Rare Complication of an Appendicular Mass: A Case Study and Review of the Literature.

Authors:  George Vasquez-Rios; Lesly Calixto-Aguilar; Richard Pajuelo; Wilder Alarcon
Journal:  Case Rep Pediatr       Date:  2018-05-15
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