The successful treatment of any intraperitoneal accumulation of pus depends on proper drainage. In women it is a well-established fact that drainage through the vagina is at times better than draining through the anterior abdominal wall. Mr. Pollard has said that occasionally in his experience ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook abdominal abscess Localised abdominal suppuration, which is usually caused by perforation or post-operative complications. Management Percutaneous or open surgical drainage, systemic antibiotics. ...
A brain abscess may develop from hematogenous dissemination of microorganisms from a remote site of infection such as the heart, the lungs, the abdomen, or the urinary tract. Metastatic abscesses are often multiple and tend to form primarily in areas supplied by the middle cerebral artery (i.e...
In most cases, because of the rupture, the pus will drain on its own, to the outside of the body. This facilitates the elimination of the infection. In rare occasions, the rupture may drain into a body cavity (e.g. the abdomen), in which case immediate medical treatment is required....
The patient was a native of the West Coast of Africa, in whom a tumour about the size of a small football was present in the upper part of the abdomen, causing pressure oedema of both legs. The needle of an...doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)16102-7P.J. Cammidge...
a pelvic abscess might be appreciated as tenderness in the lower abdomen, whereas a subphrenic abscess could cause referred shoulder pain or tenderness in the right upper quadrant.[49]Percussion may elicit tympany if an abscess has caused bowel obstruction or a dull note over a large collection....
A recurrence of a large subcutaneous abscess in 1 adult patient led to treatment with intravenous teicoplanin. Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in skin and soft tissue infections, Northern Italy Simple drainage and wound care should suffice for most surgical site infections and subcutaneous ab...
nounboil,infection,swelling,blister,ulcer,inflammation,gathering,whitlow,blain,carbuncle,pustule,bubo,furuncle(Pathology),gumboil,parulis(Pathology)In the case of an abscess, seek medical treatment immediately. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © ...
Computerized tomography of the abdomen revealed an abscess in the tail of the pancreas with fluid accumulation in the lesser omental sac. Percutaneous aspiration yielded purulent material, and P. shigelloides was recovered in pure culture. ... Kennedy Charles A,Goetz Matthew B,Mathisen Glenn E -...
Ilio-psoas abscess in the paediatric population: treatment by US-guided percutaneous drainage Background. Image-guided percutaneous drainage has been shown to be a safe and effective alternative to surgery in the management of psoas abscess in adul......