Chest disease presenting as an acute abdomen

Four patients with primary disease in the chest are discussed, each coming to laparotomy. The final postoperative diagnoses were empyema, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism and bacterial endocarditis. These cases well illustrate the real risk of confusing an acute chest condition with an acu...

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Published inThe American surgeon Vol. 45; no. 6; p. 364
Main Authors Cope, J R, Abrams, P H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1979
Subjects
Abdomen, Acute - diagnosis
Adult
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Empyema - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis
Thoracic Diseases - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
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Summary:Four patients with primary disease in the chest are discussed, each coming to laparotomy. The final postoperative diagnoses were empyema, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism and bacterial endocarditis. These cases well illustrate the real risk of confusing an acute chest condition with an acute abdomen.
ISSN:0003-1348