This male patient sustained tetraplegia in a motor bike accident when he was 18 years old. He underwent right percutaneous nephrostolithotomy twice (14 and 16 years after the initial accident). Right ...

IN TREATING patients with suppurative lung abscess the practitioner is often confused by the conflicting views expressed in current medical literature. Should such cases be treated surgically from the ...

Using clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) after incision and drainage of a simple abscess results in a higher cure rate than incision and drainage alone for infections with ...

Adding trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to the follow-up for patients who undergo outpatient surgical drainage of uncomplicated superficial cutaneous abscesses improves outcomes compared with no ...

Image-guided drainage of tubo-ovarian abscesses help women avoid surgery, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. Tubo-ovarian abscesses are an infected ...

For the first time, endoscopic drainage was performed in Mumbai in a HIV-positive patient who had developed liver abscess due to fungal infection. A 21-year-old boy was rushed to a hospital in Mumbai ...

Abdominal abscesses can be life threatening without prompt medical attention. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in preventing serious complications. An abdominal abscess is a collection of ...