Puncture, drainage and irrigation: Is that enough for treating an abscess?

An abscess is a common occurrence. The gold standard for treatment is incision and drainage. Here a simple technique of a small puncture followed by drainage and irrigation done under local anesthesia is described. Sixty-four patients were treated between 1990 and 2006. Barring two, which were taken...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J Gajiwala Kalpesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2006-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700447