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Tubo-ovarian abscess treatment often preserves fertility

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment of tubo-ovarian abscess with ultrasound-guided drainage and antibiotics lets about half of women who wish to become pregnant conceive naturally, Norwegian res...

The Treatment of Cutaneous Abscesses

Learn more on the variations in treatment strategies for abscess care in the ED. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health

Tooth abscess

Tooth abscess — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this painful tooth condition.

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobes from patients with periodontal abscess in China

Incision and Drainage in Acute Abscesses

In abscess management, when is it best to drain with suction, when is it best to just open and drain? Wounds

Daptomycin Efficacy for CNS Infection in Disseminated MRSA

This 60-year-old patient with a MRSA-infected abscess developed an unusual and serious complication. How was it successfully treated? Journal of Medical Case Reports

No benefit from irrigation during appendectomy

Irrigating the peritoneal cavity during appendectomy for perforated appendicitis offers no advantage over suction alone, with similar rates of postoperative abscess in children treated using both appr...

Management of anal fistula

Summary pointsA high index of suspicion of anal fistula is needed when examining patients with a perianal abscess or sepsisAll fistulas consist of a primary track but may also have secondary...

Surgical management of Skene's gland abscess/infection: a contemporary series.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: We report our experience with surgical excision for treatment of Skene's gland abscess/infection after conservative measures have failed. METHODS: A retrospective review o...

Abscess Caused by Citrobacter koseri Infection: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review.

In this report, we present 3 cases of abscess caused by Citrobacter koseri. All infected patients recovered after initial empirical antibiotic treatment and percutaneous drainage of the abscess. We re...

Mastoid subperiosteal abscess in children: drainage or mastoidectomy?

Objective: To evaluate the management of mastoid subperiosteal abscess using two different surgical approaches: simple mastoidectomy and abscess drainage. Method: The medical records of 34 children su...

Perihepatic abscess caused by dropped appendicoliths following laparoscopic appendectomy: Sonographic findings.

We report the case of a 6-year-old girl presenting with acute appendicitis complicated by perforated appendix, followed by perihepatic abscess associated with ectopic appendicoliths. CT findings were...

Percutaneous Drainage of Prostatic Abscess: Case Report and Literature Review.

The incidence of prostatic abscess is 0.5% in relation to all prostate pathologies and usually occurs in patients with diabetes or with some degree of immunosuppression. The case of a male patient, 84...