Phlegmon

BACKGROUND The objective was to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy and morbidity of… (More)

BACKGROUND No standardized approach is available for the management of complicated appendicitis defined as appendiceal abscess… (More)

BACKGROUND Surgical management of acute appendicitis with appendiceal abscess or phlegmon remains controversial. We studied the… (More)

INTRODUCTION Our understanding of complicated diverticulitis is based on outdated literature. Antecedent episodes of… (More)

PURPOSE:Acute diverticulitis is a disease with a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from a phlegmon (stage Ia), to localized… (More)

PURPOSE Elective laparoscopic-assisted resection of terminal ileal Crohn's disease is slowly gaining acceptance as an alternative… (More)

Sir, We saw an interesting presentation of Kawasaki disease (KD) as a retropharyngeal phlegmon. A 4-year-old black boy was seen… (More)

BACKGROUND Because of the inflammatory nature of Crohn's disease, ileocolic resections are often difficult to perform, especially… (More)

The presence and degree of pancreatic necrosis (30%, 50%, or greater than 50%) was evaluated by means of bolus injection of… (More)

One of the significant complications of pancreatitis is the development of a pancreatic phlegmon, a noninfected solid mass of… (More)