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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2006;volume=39;issue=2;spage=189;epage=195;aulast=Gajiwala |