Pleural empyema due to ruptured amoebic liver abscess
- 1 September 1974
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 61 (9), 713-715
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800610909
Abstract
Thirty-one cases of empyema due to ruptured amoebic liver abscess treated by either intercostal tube drainage or decortication are presented. On account of the rapid development of a thick membrane, intercostal drainage was successful only in the cases which were seen early. The poor general condition of the patient was the cause of death in 4 of the 5 fatal cases.Keywords
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