title: Splenic abscess after appendicitis.
abstract: We report an appendicitis complicated by a splenic abscess in a patient with polycystic kidneys and multiple cystic lesions in the liver. Clinical decision making for operative intervention was made difficult by the extensive intra-abdominal abnormalities seen on computer tomography. Finally curation was achieved by splenectomy and appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Dekkers
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Dejong
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Welten
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome