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Subphrenic Abscess Due to Retained Gauze  

Hwang, Eui-Doo (Depat. Of Chest Surgery, Daejeon Veterans Hospital)
Won, Tae-Hee (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Si-Wook (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Na, Myung-Hoon (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Yu, jae-Hyun (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lim, Seung-Pyung (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Publication Information
Journal of Chest Surgery / v.37, no.1, 2004 , pp. 105-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
Eighty-four-year old man who had lapalotomy for stomach ulcer perforation 35 years ago was admitted for left lower chest discomfort. Chest X-ray and CT showed a large mass with air fluid level in left lower lung field. The tentative diagnosis was infected bronchogenic cyst. After a thoracotomy, the mass was confirmed as elevated diaphragm and subphrenic abscess with a foreign body, retained surgical gauze. The pus and gauze were located between stomach and diaphragm. His hospital course was smooth and uneventful, he was discharged with good outcome on postoperative day 9.
Keywords
Subphrenic abscess; Foreign bodies;
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