Chest disease presenting as an acute abdomen
Cope, J.R.; Abrams, P.H.
American Surgeon 45(6): 364-365
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348 PMID: 453725 Document Number: 150724
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.
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