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Retroperitoneal abscess.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6887273     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
S F Oluwole; A Adekunle; B Akintan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the National Medical Association     Volume:  75     ISSN:  0027-9684     ISO Abbreviation:  J Natl Med Assoc     Publication Date:  1983 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-10-21     Completed Date:  1983-10-21     Revised Date:  2010-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503090     Medline TA:  J Natl Med Assoc     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  693-700     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abscess / surgery*
Adolescent
Adult
Appendicitis / complications*
Female
Humans
Intestinal Perforation / complications*,  surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Retroperitoneal Space / radiography,  surgery*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
Urinary Bladder Calculi / complications
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