SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS, X-RAY

Appendicular peritonitis with right subphrenic abcess. Abdominal x-ray in front view.
An appendicular peritonitis is a peritonitis consecutive to an appendicitis. An subphrenic abcess is an abcess located on the diaphragme ; it corresponds to a peritonitis located in the subdiaphragmatic region (and not generalized).