Computed tomography showed a two centimeter thick omental cake and a small loculated effusion.
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The challenge with pleural brucellosis and the association of loculated abscesses lies in therapy.
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He was found to have a loculated empyema on the right side.
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Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a loculated fluid collection in the quadriceps musculature measuring 30 cm.
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This cardiac structure could easily be mistaken for loculated pleural fluid.
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If the loculated effusion persists, the patient should be subjected to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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Ultrasonography and computed tomography of the abdomen showed an omental mass and loculated ascites.
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