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Abstract
Accumulation of purulent EXUDATES beneath the DIAPHRAGM, also known as upper abdominal abscess. It is usually associated with PERITONITIS or postoperative infections.
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- Abscess, Subdiaphragmatic
- Abscess, Subphrenic
- Subdiaphragmatic Abscess
- Abscesses, Subdiaphragmatic
- Abscesses, Subphrenic
- Subdiaphragmatic Abscesses
- Subphrenic Abscesses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with specific organism/infection term (IM) but not with BACTERIAL INFECTIONS for unspecified bacterial abscess
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Subphrenic Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013369. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013369
- Subphrenic Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subphrenic_abscess
- Subphrenic Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4367483