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Forty-eight cases of subphrenic abscess have been reviewed and their roentgenologic findings analyzed.
The important signs are (1) reactive changes in the lungs, pleura, and diaphragm; (2) air in the abscess cavity; and (3) displacement of intra-abdominal viscera.

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American Journal of Roentgenology
Pages: 961 - 969

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WALLACE T. MILLER, M.D.
From the Departments of Radiology, Surgery, and the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
E. ARMISTEAD TALMAN, M.D.
From the Departments of Radiology, Surgery, and the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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