A 10-year-old girl presented with fever and right-lower-quadrant pain. Computed tomography showed a multiloculated mass. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

METHODS: All subjects of this comparative study underwent a complete obstetrical clinical workup comprising history, general physical examination, abdominal and pelvic examination, and relevant investigations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They’ll also order tests, which may include: blood workup urine analysis ultrasound X-ray MRI CT scan To distinguish among cellulitis, abscess, and phlegmon, your doctor may use intravenous gadolinium with MRI to show the outline of an abscess “wall” [healthline.com]

(See Workup, Computed Tomography.) Sequential, multiple organ failure is the main cause of death. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Inpatient Considerations Patients with suspected placental abruption should be admitted for workup until deemed clinically stable and ready for discharge/outpatient follow-up or delivered for medical indication. [unboundmedicine.com]

This nonsurgical treatment, based on intravenous administration of antibiotics, is successful in about 93% of the patients. Failure of nonsurgical treatment is a reliable indication of percutaneous drainage. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment and prognosis Previously it was believed that early surgical intervention increases the mortality in patients with appendicular abscess and hence the well known Ochsner Sherren regime was followed. [radiopaedia.org]

Microchapters Home Patient Information Overview Historical Perspective Classification Pathophysiology Causes Differentiating Appendicular abscess from other Diseases Epidemiology and Demographics Risk Factors Screening Natural History, Complications and Prognosis [wikidoc.org]

Performance and patient prognosis vary, and the diagnosis can be incidental, in a case of complicated acute appendicitis. [wjes.biomedcentral.com]

ABSTRACT In contrast to children, intussusception is rare in adults, and its etiology differs. A demonstrated organic lesion as the cause of intussusception is found 90% of adult cases, and about 65% are caused by primary or secondary neoplasms. [ekjm.org]

Etiologic factors were a stump inch in length and a fecalith. Differential diagnosis was between neoplasm, granuloma and abscess. [americanjournalofsurgery.com]

Fifth month of gestation -Several lymphoid follicles. 3 Etiology: Obstruction of the lumen appendix followed by infection Catarrhal appendicitis. [slideplayer.com]

In cases with a high index of clinical suspicion for a perforated appendix, presence of loculated pericecal fluid even in the absence of visualization of the appendix should raise concern for the diagnosis, however other etiologies which could result [sonoworld.com]

Risk of placental abruption is higher if: History placental abruption in first pregnancy Hypertensive disorders in the index pregnancy At extremes of age in the reproductive window Etiology and Pathophysiology Acute Etiology of bleeding at the decidua [unboundmedicine.com]

The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 1990;132(5):910–925. Becker T, Kharbanda A, Bachur R. Atypical clinical features of pediatric appendicitis. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(2):124–129. [medcraveonline.com]

Abscess Main Page Appendicular abscess Microchapters Home Patient Information Overview Historical Perspective Classification Pathophysiology Causes Differentiating Appendicular abscess from other Diseases Epidemiology and Demographics Risk Factors Screening [wikidoc.org]

Neuroendocrine tumor epidemiology: contrasting Norway and North America. Cancer. 2008;113:2655–64. View Article PubMed Google Scholar Quaedvlieg PF. Epidemiology and survival in patients with carcinoid disease in the Netherlands. [wjes.biomedcentral.com]

"National epidemiology of cutaneous abscesses: 1996 to 2005". The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 27 (3): 289–92. doi : 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.02.027. PMID 19328372. a b c Elston, Dirk M. (2009). Infectious Diseases of the Skin. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] foreign body / parasites (4%) - tumors (1%) 4 Pathophysiology Wangensteen proposed Closed loop obstruction Increase in luminal pressure. [slideplayer.com]

The key factor in the pathophysiology is hemorrhage at the decidual-placental interface. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abscess Main Page Appendicular abscess Microchapters Home Patient Information Overview Historical Perspective Classification Pathophysiology Causes Differentiating Appendicular abscess from other Diseases Epidemiology and Demographics Risk Factors Screening [wikidoc.org]

Associated pathophysiologic effects may become life threatening or lead to extended periods of morbidity with prolonged hospitalization. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Correct recognition of the mucocele prevented a potentially disastrous percutaneous drainage. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This is to prevent the rupture of the large appendicular abscess, which would lead to a highly dangerous infection in the peritoneum. [phaa.com]

Metrics Metrics A systematic review of the nonsurgical treatment of patients with appendiceal abscess or phlegmon, with emphasis on the success rate, need for drainage of abscesses, risk of undetected serious disease, and need for interval appendectomy to prevent [journals.lww.com]

This prevents the pus from leaking and the infection spreading throughout the peritoneal cavity. How doe an appendicular abscess forms? When the appendix become inflamed (appendicitis), complications arise if the infection is not treated promptly. [healthhype.com]