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Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Rupture of Pyonephrosis
Author(s) -
Minocha V. R.,
Mehrotra M. L.,
Khan. N.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1973.tb05704.x
Subject(s) - pyonephrosis , medicine , complication , peritonitis , surgery , nephrectomy , kidney
A case of spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of a kidney, a rare complication of pyonephrosis, is described. It was mistaken for a burst amoebic liver abscess causing general peritonitis