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Right adrenal abscess -- an unusual complication of acute apendicitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15470539     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acute appendicitis represents one of the most frequent abdominal emergencies encountered in everyday surgical practice. Local infectious complications are not unusual and retroperitoneal abscesses after acute retrocaecal appendicitis have been previously described. The authors present the case of a 22-years-young female patient, admitted for a right iliac fossa abscess, secondary to gangrenous appendicitis. A right adrenal mass 35/40 mm was revealed during preoperative ultrasound evaluation, which evolved in an adrenal abscess that spontaneously drained 10 days after appendectomy and retrocecal drainage. Adrenal abscesses are exceptionally rare, with only a few cases being reported in the literature, but none of these after acute appendicitis.
Authors:
Gabriel Dimofte; Liviu Dubei; Lili-Gabriela Lozneanu; Corina Ursulescu; Mihai Grigora Scedil
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Romanian journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1221-4167     ISO Abbreviation:  Rom J Gastroenterol     Publication Date:  2004 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-10-07     Completed Date:  2004-12-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9315667     Medline TA:  Rom J Gastroenterol     Country:  Romania    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  241-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, St. Spiridon University Hospital, Bd. Independentei no. 1, 700111 Iasi, Romania. gdimofte@mail.dntis.ro
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abscess / etiology*
Acute Disease
Adrenal Gland Diseases / etiology*
Adult
Appendicitis / complications*
Escherichia coli Infections / etiology*
Female
Humans

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