The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

The patient felt uncomfortable due to the migration of the double-pigtail plastic stent (DPPS) towards the anus. Abdominal computed tomography reveals a marked reduction in the abscess, and the DPPS ...

- Early open or keyhole (where surgery is performed through a very small cut) removal of the appendix (a tube at the connection of the small and the large intestines) may reduce the rate of abdominal ...

• We do not know if drain (tube) use after open (where a large cut is made to access underlying organs or tissues) or keyhole (surgery performed through a very small surgical cut) removal of the ...

A brain abscess is a localized collection of pus in the brain, often resulting from infections in nearby areas like the sinuses or ears. The classic triad of symptoms—fever, headache, and focal ...

1. Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA. 2. Department of Interventional Radiology, Rochester Regional Health, New York, USA. Secondary bacterial peritonitis is ...

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to severe ...

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Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...

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 ...

Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by chronic transmural inflammation typically affecting the distal ileum and the proximal colon. In penetrating CD (PCD), ...