Abdominal wall and thigh abscess resulting from the penetration of ascending colon cancer. [PDF]
, 2005 An unusual case is described in which an abdominal wall and thigh abscess was an initial symptom of ascending colon cancer. A 76-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for investigation of fever and abdominal and thigh swelling.
Furutani, Shiro +13 more
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Recurrence in skeletal muscle from squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2006 Background The occurrence of skeletal muscle metastases is a very rare event. Only two cases of late skeletal muscle recurrence from cervical cancer have been documented until now.
Gabriella Ferrandina +19 more
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Complete Bilateral Calcified Psoas Abscess- Rare Sequelae of Untreated Pott’s Spine
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2015 Although rare in the western world; psoas abscess is a frequent finding in Indian sub continent associated with Pott’s spine. Untreated Pott’s spine may lead to various sequelae like destruction of vertebra, kyphosis, paraplageia etc which in modern ...
Chaitanya Dev Pannu +3 more
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Psoas Abscess Formation in Suboptimally Controlled Diabetes Mellitus
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Psoas abscess formation is a rare entity for which diabetes mellitus remains a major predisposing factor. Diabetes has long been associated with a predisposition to unusual and more serious infections.
A. J. Lansdown +3 more
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An iliopsoas abscess caused by Parvimonas micra: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Background Parvimonas micra, a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus, is a rare pathogen for psoas abscess. We describe a case of a patient with iliopsoas abscess caused by P. micra.
Toyomitsu Sawai +5 more
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Psoas abscess: report of a series and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2005 We describe a series of twelve patients with a psoas abscess seen in a three-year period in a university hospital and a large teaching hospital in the Netherlands. In our series, five of the 12 patients had a primary psoas abscess.
Berge, M. van den +4 more
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Chronic Contained Rupture of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: From Diagnosis to Endovascular Resolution [PDF]
, 2007 A male patient, 69 years old, presented with fever, leucocytosis, and persistent low back pain; he also had an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), as previously diagnosed by Doppler UltraSound (US), and was admitted to our hospital.
Chiocchi,M +5 more
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Group B streptococcus cystitis presenting in a diabetic patient with a massive abdominopelvic abscess: a case report [PDF]
, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus is a Gram-positive pathogen that is typically associated with neonatal disease and infection in pregnant women.
Chee K Tan +4 more
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Prognostic Utility of the Preoperative Cachexia Index in Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 602-610, March 2026.The preoperative cachexia index, incorporating muscle mass, nutritional status, and inflammation, predicts in‐hospital and one‐year mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. This simple index may aid in risk stratification and perioperative decision‐making in high‐risk surgical patients. ABSTRACT Aim Emergency laparotomy is associated with
Naoko Fukushima +6 more
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Unusual presentation of psoas abscess as an abdominal lump
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014 Psoas abscess is a collection of pus in the iliopsoas compartment that has traditionally been classified as primary or secondary according to its origin.
Vishal Yadav +3 more
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