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D W Kinnaird

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PubMed1987

Splenic abscess due to Clostridium septicum in a patient with multiple myeloma.

Solitary abscesses of the spleen may occur as a consequence of septicemia from various septic foci, particularly intra-abdominal sites. A variety of causative organisms, including the clostridia, have been isolated. We have described a patient with multiple myeloma who had a solitary splenic abscess due to Clostridium septicum and who failed to survive despite seemingly appropriate treatment. Clinicians should be alert to this complication, which demands immediate splenectomy and appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Abscess↗
PubMed1976

Post-traumatic intestinal obstruction.

The roentgenographic and pathologic findings in three patients with delayed post-traumatic intestinal obstruction are described. The pertinent literature also is reviewed to delineate the variable pathophysiology of the clinical phenomenon. As a result of the increasing incidence of blunt trauma in our society, the problem of occult intra-abdominal injury resulting in subsequent clinical disease always should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting later with intestinal complaints. Once considered, routine roentgenologic evaluation usually is diagnostic, and arteriographic evaluation should be considered if the diagnosis is strongly suspected in the face of normal contrast studies. If intestinal obstruction is diagnosed, operative treatment is indicated, simple, and effective.

Abdominal Injuries↗