Percutaneous drainage of pericolic abscess (although an invasive procedure), was allowed to be included as part of the conservative treatment of patients with diverticulitis when data for patients ...

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 ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

However, it is possible for the cyst to become infected with bacteria. If this happens, a pus-filled mass called an abscess can form. Symptoms of an abscessed Bartholin cyst include: Around 2% of ...

Perianal abscess vs. anal fistula As much as 50% ... rectal cancer, IBD, and diverticular disease. These procedures may include: Anoscopy. A lighted device called an anoscope is gently inserted ...

Panel A shows a hypodense mass (asterisk) in the right tracheoesophageal sulcus with mild peripheral enhancement and adjacent fat densification, suggestive of an abscess. A 9-year prior chest CT ...

blood in the stool and crampy abdominal pain and possibly complications such as diverticular abscess, fistula formation, bowel obstruction or bowel perforation. After one episode or attack of ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...

Dietitian Leigh O’Brien discusses the risk factors associated with development of diverticular disease and how to reduce complications of acute and symptomatic disease 1. Schultz JK, Azhar N, Binda GA ...