Subphrenic Abscess

Known as: Subdiaphragmatic Abscess, Abscess, Subdiaphragmatic, Subphrenic Abscess [Disease/Finding]

Accumulation of purulent EXUDATES beneath the DIAPHRAGM, also known as upper abdominal abscess. It is usually associated with PERITONITIS or…

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1997

Metabolic energy availability has profound effects on reproduction in a wide variety of species. We have been studying the…

1982

Two hundred and fifty-six patients have, during the past 5 years, been examined by combined liver, spleen, and lung radionuclide…

1980

1979

• Although extraserous drainage of subphrenic abscesses has gained wide acceptance, there is some renewed enthusiasm for the more…

Review

1978

Review

1978

Staging laparotomy was performed at the University of Virginia Medical Center on 111 patients with Hodgkin's disease. The…

1976

1976

A series of 241 patients with subphrenic abscess was analysed to seek reasons for the continuing mortality.

1975

: Forty postoperative patients with clinical and roentgenographic findings suggestive of subphrenic abscess were evaluated by…

1974

Diagnosing subphrenic abscesses may still be difficult even with radioisotope scanning techniques using 67Ga-citrate. To enhance…

1938

While the complications of a pneumococcal infection may be many and various, a series of unexpected events such as occurred in…