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Burst Stump Abscess Following Appendicectomy: A Report of Four Cases
Author(s) -
Thomas M. P.
Publication year - 1974
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.1445-2197.1974.tb06519.x
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , abscess , appendicitis , peritonitis , surgery , acute appendicitis , general surgery , paleontology , biology
After appendicectomy, rupture of the abscess that forms around the inverted stump of the appendix may occur, giving rise to general peritonitis. Four such cases are reported, and the techniques of the operation of appendicectomy are reviewed.