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Retroperitoneal abscess.
- Source :
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Journal of the National Medical Association [J Natl Med Assoc] 1983 Jul; Vol. 75 (7), pp. 693-700. - Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- Perforated bowel or diseases of the retroperitoneal organs may be complicated by retroperitoneal abscess formation. Six cases of retroperitoneal abscess treated at Ife University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, over a two-year period are reported. Delayed presentation was responsible for the only death in the series and was also associated with prolonged morbidity in the remaining five cases. Early presentation and diagnosis, use of appropriate antibiotics, and prompt surgical intervention are factors that appear to influence the morbidity of the disease.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Intestinal Perforation surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Retroperitoneal Space diagnostic imaging
Urinary Bladder Calculi complications
Abscess surgery
Appendicitis complications
Intestinal Perforation complications
Retroperitoneal Space surgery
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0027-9684
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6887273