title: Subphrenic abscess.
abstract: A series of 39 patients with subphrenic abscess is presented. Nine of the patients had primary abscesses. In 27 patients, the abscess occurred postoperatively, after various abdominal operations, most frequently after gall bladder and gastric surgery. The value of combined lung-liver scintigraphy is stressed, as is promptly established and adequate drainage, using a selective surgical approach. There were 4 deaths in the series.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*