Khristov Kh, Boĭcheva A, Kostova S, Mikhova M, Todorov A, Mikhaĭlova V, Velkovski I
Khirurgiia (Sofiia). 1990;43(5):21-4.
The combination of subphrenic abscess with purulent pericarditis is a rare postoperative complication of perforated appendicitis in children, with severe clinical course, difficult to diagnose and high case fatality rate. A 7-year-old child with this complication, successfully diagnosed and treated is reported. The importance of complex therapy--surgical and intensive and collaboration between pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiologists for the favourable outcome is emphasized.
