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Infections > Suppuration > Abscess > Abdominal Abscess > Subphrenic Abscess
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Suppuration > Abscess > Abdominal Abscess > Subphrenic Abscess
Infections > Intraabdominal Infections > Peritonitis > Subphrenic Abscess
Digestive System Diseases > Peritoneal Diseases > Peritonitis > Subphrenic Abscess

Preferred term

Subphrenic Abscess  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Abscesses, Subdiaphragmatic
  • Abscess, Subdiaphragmatic
  • Abscess, Subphrenic
  • Subdiaphragmatic Abscess
  • Subdiaphragmatic Abscesses

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific organism/infection term (IM) but not with BACTERIAL INFECTIONS for unspecified bacterial abscess

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013369

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