Citation
A. Herline et al., THORACIC EMPYEMA IN A PATIENT WITH ACUTE APPENDICITIS - A RARE ASSOCIATION, Journal of pediatric surgery, 29(12), 1994, pp. 1623-1625
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
29
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1623 - 1625
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1994)29:12<1623:TEIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Thoracic empyema and appendicitis rarely are concomitant. This is the
first report of ultrasonography and computed tomography being used pre
operatively to establish the diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis in a c
hild with thoracic empyema. The perforated appendicitis was identified
after gastrointestinal flora were cultured from the thoracostomy drai
nage of the empyema.