Review
[Pleural empyema and ruptured subdiaphragmatic abscess]
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French]
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Review
[Pleural empyema and ruptured subdiaphragmatic abscess]
[Article in
French]
Rev Mal Respir.
1991.
Abstract
The authors report a case of a ruptured right subphrenic abscess causing a diffuse peritonitis complicating a chronic empyema. The authors recommend active treatment of purulent pleurisies, particularly when they are associated with a bronchopleural fistula.
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