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Subphrenic abscess

Subphrenic abscess is a disease characterized by an accumulation of infected fluid between the diaphragm, liver, and spleen. This abscess develops after surgical operations like splenectomy. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Abnormal left upper quadrant abdominal gas collection
Acute diffuse mediastinal widening
Acute mediastinitis
Acute perigastric inflammation
Asymmetric lung size
Compression atelectasis
Extrinsic mass
Exudative pleural effusion
Lesion of gastric fundus
Localized elevation of hemidiaphragm
Massive pleural effusion
Mediastinal abscess
Paralyzed hemidiaphragm
Pleural effusion with disease in abdomen
Pleural effusion with disease in thorax
Pleural effusion with normal lungs
Small pleural effusion with subsegmental atelectasis

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