title: Splenic abscess arising by direct extension from a perinephric abscess.
abstract: A case of a perinephric abscess invading the spleen in a 25-year-old woman with bladder exstrophy is reported. Treatment utilized both percutaneous drainage and open surgery. Perinephric abscesses have not been previously reported to extend into the spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, California.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: R U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedland
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010501:Perinephritis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification