SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS

Course overview

SUBPHRENIC ABSCESSES REPRESENT INFECTED COLLECTIONS BOUNDED ABOVE BY THE DIAPHRAGM, AND BELOW BY THE TRANSVERSE COLON AND MESOCOLON, AND THE OMENTUM. THEY TYPICALLY ARISE FROM ABDOMINAL SURGERY, TRAUMA, OR LOCAL INFLAMMATION IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LIVER, INTESTINES, AND LUNGS, MAKING DRAINAGE A CHALLENGE. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.