Abstract
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency. Atypical presentations lead to a late diagnosis with a higher complication rate. Given its rarity, we report a case of a thoracic empyema due to subphrenic appendicitis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Aged
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Appendicitis / complications*
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Appendicitis / diagnosis
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Appendicitis / surgery
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Drainage
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Empyema, Pleural / diagnosis
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Empyema, Pleural / etiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Subphrenic Abscess / diagnosis
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Subphrenic Abscess / etiology*
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Subphrenic Abscess / surgery