Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie
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Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol · Oct 2004
Clinical Trial[Conservative treatment of puerperal breast abscesses with repeated sonographically guided aspirations and oral antibiotic administrations].
Breast abscesses have usually been treated by incision and drainage. During the past 10 years conservative treatment with repeated ultrasound-guided drainage to evacuate the abscess combined with antibiotic treatment has become a valuable alternative. ⋯ Conservative therapy with ultrasound-guided drainage of puerperal breast abscesses can therefore be recommended as a standard treatment.