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Anal Abscess : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
  • Packing of Wound

Treatments Overview Articles

Anorectal abscess
Treatment involves surgery to drain the abscess. Warm sitz baths (sitting in a tub of warm water) may help relieve pain and swelling, and may help make the abscess easier to drain.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 22, 2008

Specific Treatments Articles

Sitz Bath
A sitz bath(also called a hip bath) is a type of bath in which only the hips and buttocks are soaked in water or saline solution. Its name comes from the German verb"sitzen," meaning"to sit.".A sitz bath is used for patients who have had surgery i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Sitz bath
A sitz bath is a warm water bath used for healing or cleansing purposes. You sit in the bath.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Abscess Incision & Drainage
Abscess incision & drainageDefinition An infected skin nodule that contains pus may need to be drained via a cut if it does not respond to antibiotics. This allows the pus to escape, and the infection to heal.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Abscess Incision and Drainage
It may need to be drained via an incision(cut) if the pus does not resolve with treatment by antibiotics. This allows the pus to escape, the infection to be treated, and the abscess to heal.An abscess is a pus-filled sore, usually caused by a bact...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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