Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Aspiration for the Treatment of Breast Abscess at a Tertiary Care Center in the Developing World

Purpose: Percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration is the first line of management for breast abscess. Our study aimed to look at the success of US-guided percutaneous drainage in managing breast abscesses at a tertiary care center and additionally to look for any correlation between US feature...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-10, Vol.14 (10), p.e30865-e30865
Main Authors: Afzal, Shaista, Bashir, Ahmad, Shahzad, Hania, Masroor, Imrana, Sattar, Abida K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Breastfeeding & lactation
Chi-square test
Etiology
General Surgery
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Radiology
Success
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Purpose: Percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration is the first line of management for breast abscess. Our study aimed to look at the success of US-guided percutaneous drainage in managing breast abscesses at a tertiary care center and additionally to look for any correlation between US features and failure rate. Methods: A retrospective review of the radiology database at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan was done to identify 54 patients through non-probability convenience sampling who underwent a US-guided percutaneous aspiration with laboratory confirmation of abscess. A treatment course was observed for the development of complications or failure of treatment. A chi-square test was performed to correlate US features and patient characteristics with outcomes of treatment (p
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.30865