| Literature DB >> 7877055 |
A Herline1, E M Burton, R Hatley.
Abstract
Thoracic empyema and appendicitis rarely are concomitant. This is the first report of ultrasonography and computed tomography being used preoperatively to establish the diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis in a child with thoracic empyema. The perforated appendicitis was identified after gastrointestinal flora were cultured from the thoracostomy drainage of the empyema.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7877055 DOI： 10.1016/0022-3468(94)90243-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN： 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545