Conservatiye Treatment Of Postappendectomy Intraabdominal Abscess

Postappendectomy intra-abdominal abscess: a therapeutic approach.

Four hundred and sixty two children were operated on between January 1989 and June 1993 for acute appendicitis; 10 developed an intra-abdominal abscess. Intra-abdominal abscesses were accompanied by fever above 38 degrees C (nine out of 10 patients) and leucocytosis (mean leucocyte count 20.3 x 10(9)/l) and were detected sonographically four to 14 days after operation. Management included intra...

Efficacy of telithromycin in the treatment of experimental Bacteroides fragilis intraabdominal abscess in the senescent mice.

The efficacy of telithromycin (HMR 3647), a new ketolide, in the treatment of experimental Bacteroides fragilis intraabdominal abscess in young and senescent mice was evaluated. Two different age groups of mice, young (2-3 months) and senescent (18-24 months) were used in this study. Telithromycin (50mg/kg/bid) was compared with clindamycin and metronidazole, both administered in 100 mg/kg/bid ...

Bacteroides fragilis Formation by Cellular Mechanism of Intraabdominal Abscess

Intraabdominal abscess caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A case report

INTRODUCTION Stenotrophomonas maltophilia usually causes nosocomial infections, but intraabdominal abscesses or organ/space surgical site infection (SSI) secondary to this organism has been rarely reported. Here, we reported a rare case of SSI that presented as intraabdominal abscess caused by S. maltophilia. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 68-year-old woman presented to our hospital with transverse c...

Laparoscopic Treatment of Intraabdominal Cystic Lymphangioma.

UNLABELLED The abdominal cystic lymphangioma (CL) in adults is a rare benign tumor of the lymphatic system. METHODS We report a retrospective study from January 2002 to Decemberr 2014 concerning 18 patients who underwent surgical removal of a CL, 9 patients with laparoscopic approach included. The localization, size, and number, diagnostic, treatment and results have been reported for patient...