Open AccessPulmonary abscess. Hedblom L. Island. Med. J. v. 24.7
Author(s) -
H. Kramov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj84524
Subject(s) - tonsillectomy , medicine , abscess , surgery , respiratory tract , oral cavity , respiratory system , dentistry
Aspiration of infection is the most common cause of pulmonary abscesses. In 218 cases out of 528 y. a. developed after operations, among them in 130 cases (60%) there was tonsillectomy and in 52 cases (24%) oral cavity surgery, i.e. in 84% l. a. developed after one or another operation on the upper respiratory tract. Some abscesses are of an embolic nature. From world literature from 2458 p. a. in 657 cases (27%) developed after surgery, and 360 of them after tonsillectomy.