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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2006; 12(3): 496-499
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.496
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.496
Figure 1 Retroperitoneal and right thigh abscess in a patient with ruptured retrocecal appendicitis.
A: Retroperitoneal abscess with mass effect, demonstrating the upward-pushed duodenum and pancreatic head as well as compressed and encased inferior vena cava (white arrowheads); B: suspicious septic thrombus inside inferior vena cava (white arrow); C: reconstructed coronal image demonstrating extensive involvement of the abscess (short black arrows); D: dissection of the abscess in the right thigh via the femoral canal just beneath the femoral vessels (long black arrow).
- Citation: Hsieh CH, Wang YC, Yang HR, Chung PK, Jeng LB, Chen RJ. Extensive retroperitoneal and right thigh abscess in a patient with ruptured retrocecal appendicitis: An extremely fulminant form of a common disease. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(3): 496-499
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i3/496.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.496