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symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth"

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Andersen KF1, Jensen JS, Alnor J.
Ugeskrift for laeger.Ugeskr Laeger.2014 Jul 21;176(30). pii: V01140075.
A paranoid schizophrenic 34-year-old man presented with acute lower right abdominal pain. A periappendicular abscess was discovered and the septic patient was offered drainage - which he refused. He was found to be psychotic with auditory hallucinations and a lack of insight into the severity of his
PMID 25292238

Oremule B1, Ashrafi MH.
BMJ case reports.BMJ Case Rep.2014 Apr 28;2014. pii: bcr2013203062. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203062.
We present a rare case of a perforated vermiform appendix presenting as a strangulated inguinal hernia. An 89-year-old man presented to the surgical assessment unit with a 1-week history of progressively worsening abdominal pain, fever and a tender mass in the right iliac fossa. A diagnosis of stran
PMID 24777080

Occhionorelli S1, Stano R1, Targa S1, Maccatrozzo S1, Cappellari L1, Vasquez G1.
Case reports in medicine.Case Rep Med.2014;2014:292864. doi: 10.1155/2014/292864. Epub 2014 Jul 20.
Acute appendicitis remains the most common surgical emergency. Laparoscopy has gained increasing favor as a method of both investigating right iliac fossa pain and treating the finding of appendicitis. A question arises: what to do with an apparent healthy appendix discovered during laparoscopic sur
PMID 25143764

星野伸晃,柴田佳久,加藤岳人
日本腹部救急医学会雑誌 = Journal of abdominal emergency medicine 32(1), 121-124, 2012-01-31
NAID 10030722903

星野伸晃,柴田佳久,加藤岳人
日本腹部救急医学会雑誌 32(1), 121-124, 2012
症例は69歳の男性。2004年9月に右鼠径ヘルニア根治術（Mesh─Plug法）を施行した。術後経過に特に問題を認めなかった。2010年8月，1ヵ月前からの右鼠径部の腫脹と疼痛を主訴に当院を受診した。CTで右鼠径部の蜂窩織炎と，プラグと虫垂の間に膿瘍を認めた。緊急入院とし保存的治療を試みたが奏功せず，第9病日にプラグ除去と虫垂切除を施行した。病理組織検査で虫垂に炎症所見を認めず，プラグ周囲組織には …
NAID 130004508978

The Usefulness of Enhanced Computed Tomography Imaging in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Severity of Acute Appendicitis

境雄大
日本腹部救急医学会雑誌 26(4), 481-487, 2006
… As for CT findings, surgical intervention was considered in principle in patients with enlargement of the appendix over 10mm, enhanced appendiceal wall, appendicolith, abscess, ascites, deficiency of appendiceal wall, or hazy periappendicular densities. …
NAID 130004243468