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A phlegmon is a localized area of acute inflammation of the soft tissues. It is a descriptive term which may be used for inflammation related to a bacterial infection or non-infectious causes (e.g. pancreatitis ).
Delaying surgery for weeks may increase the risk of intra-abdominal abscess in patients suffering from appendicitis and presenting with an appendiceal mass (e.g., phlegmon or abscess). [102] The harms and benefits of delaying surgery for other complications are uncertain.
A substance of phlegm. Phlegm (/ ˈ f l ɛ m /; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat") is mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that produced by the throat nasal passages.
Common causes of an acute abdomen include a gastrointestinal perforation, peptic ulcer disease, mesenteric ischemia, acute cholecystitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, and an abdominal hemorrhage. However, this is a non-exhaustative list and other less common causes may also lead to an acute abdomen. [3]
Quadrants of the abdomen Diagram showing which organs (or parts of organs) are in each quadrant of the abdomen. The left lower quadrant (LLQ) of the human abdomen is the area left of the midline and below the umbilicus. The LLQ includes the left iliac fossa and half of the left flank region. The equivalent term for animals is left posterior ...
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) (literally: 'painful blue inflammation'), not to be confused with preceding phlegmasia alba dolens, is an uncommon severe form of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) that obstructs blood outflow from a vein.
Due to the variety of symptoms experienced by patients with omental caking, [5] omental cakes are most frequently discovered on abdominal computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound. Plain film radiography ( X-ray ) is not a suggested modality for investigating the spread of cancerous cells in the abdomen due to the poor spatial resolution amongst ...
Histopathologic image of aspiration pneumonia in an elderly patient with debilitating neurologic illness. Note foreign-body giant cell reaction. Autopsy case. H & E stain. A foreign-body giant cell is a collection of fused macrophages which are generated in response to the presence of a large foreign body.