Empyema Due to Thoracic Migrating Appendicolith
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Date
2018-07
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics
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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Appendicitis, Appendicectomy, Complications
Citation
Sundararajan Lakshmi, Prabhu K, Ramesh Venkateswari, Sankar Janani. Empyema Due to Thoracic Migrating Appendicolith. Indian Pediatrics. 2018 Jul ; 55(7): 603-604