Phlegmon

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

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

Our objective is to describe the characteristic CT findings of gastrointestinal (GI) tract perforations at various levels of the… Expand

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

Micrococcus, which, when limited in its extent and activity, causes acute suppurative inflammation (phlegmon), produces, when… Expand

Background Improvements in surgical techniques, advances in intensive care medicine and progress in the management of peritoneal… Expand

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

PURPOSE Our goal was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic value of individual signs at helical appendiceal… Expand

The author reports on a concept, developed over a 10-year experience with 1,080 patients, for treating chronic pansinus disease… Expand

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