Empyema Due to Thoracic Migrating Appendicolith
Indian Pediatr
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2018 Jul ; 55(7): 603-604
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Retained appendicolith following appendicectomy, and can cause recurrentabscess in the abdomen and retroperitoneum. Case characteristics 11-yr-old boy whopresented with subpulmonic abscess and pneumonia following appendicectomy forperforated appendicitis. Observations Thoracotomy revealed a thick walled subpulmonicabscess surrounding an appendicolith along with a rent in the posterolateral aspect of thediaphragm. Message In children presenting with pus collections and a history of recentappendicectomy, the possibility of a migrating appendicolith should be considered.
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Indian Pediatr
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2018
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