PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 2 Clinical Syndromes: Community-Acquired Infections
127 Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses
 | Figure 127-1 Diagram of the intraperitoneal spaces, showing the circulation of fluid and potential areas for abscess formation. Some compartments collect fluid or pus more often than others. These compartments include the pelvis (the lowest portion), the subphrenic spaces on the right and left sides, and Morrison's pouch, which is a... |
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 | Figure 127-2 Pneumoperitoneum. Free air under the diaphragm on an upright chest film suggests the presence of a bowel perforation and associated peritonitis. (Image courtesy of Dr. John Braver; with permission.) |
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 | Figure 127-3 Algorithm for the management of patients with -intraabdominal abscesses using percutaneous drainage. Antimicrobial therapy should be administered concomitantly. [Reprinted with permission from B Lorber (ed): Atlas of Infectious Diseases, vol VII: Intra-abdominal Infections, Hepatitis, and Gastroenteritis.... |
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 | Figure 127-4 Multilocular liver abscess on CT scan. Multiple or multilocular abscesses are more common than solitary abscesses. [Reprinted with permission from B Lorber (ed): Atlas of Infectious Diseases, Vol VII: Intra-abdominal Infections, Hepatitis, and Gastroenteritis. Philadelphia, Current Medicine, 1996, |
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