"Abdominal Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An abscess located in the abdominal cavity, i.e., the cavity between the diaphragm above and the pelvis below. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.020
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| Concept/Terms |
Abdominal Abscess- Abdominal Abscess
- Abscess, Intra-Abdominal
- Abscess, Intra Abdominal
- Abscesses, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra-Abdominal Abscess
- Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
- Abscess, Abdominal
- Abdominal Abscesses
- Abscesses, Abdominal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdominal Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Shary TM, Pullatt RC. A purely laparoscopic approach to intra-abdominal abscess drainage and retrieval of retained penile prosthesis reservoir. Am Surg. 2012 Mar; 78(3):E162-3.
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Castellano JJ, Streck CJ, Toms DR. An eosinophilic abdominal wall mass in a pediatric patient. Am Surg. 2010 Jun; 76(6):E52-3.
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Solomkin JS, Mazuski JE, Bradley JS, Rodvold KA, Goldstein EJ, Baron EJ, O'Neill PJ, Chow AW, Dellinger EP, Eachempati SR, Gorbach S, Hilfiker M, May AK, Nathens AB, Sawyer RG, Bartlett JG. Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2010 Feb; 11(1):79-109.
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Schnelldorfer T, Adams DB. Should elective surgery for chronic pancreatitis be performed in high-risk patients? Am Surg. 2006 Jul; 72(7):592-7; discussion 597-8.
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Solomkin JS, Mazuski JE, Baron EJ, Sawyer RG, Nathens AB, DiPiro JT, Buchman T, Dellinger EP, Jernigan J, Gorbach S, Chow AW, Bartlett J. Guidelines for the selection of anti-infective agents for complicated intra-abdominal infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct 15; 37(8):997-1005.
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Mazuski JE, Sawyer RG, Nathens AB, DiPiro JT, Schein M, Kudsk KA, Yowler C. The Surgical Infection Society guidelines on antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections: evidence for the recommendations. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2002; 3(3):175-233.
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Mazuski JE, Sawyer RG, Nathens AB, DiPiro JT, Schein M, Kudsk KA, Yowler C. The Surgical Infection Society guidelines on antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections: an executive summary. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2002; 3(3):161-73.
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DiPiro JT. Considerations for therapy of mixed infections: focus on intraabdominal infection. Pharmacotherapy. 1995 Jan-Feb; 15(1 Pt 2):15S-21S.