Prophylactic antibiotics reduced the risk of clinically relevant wound complications but not overall wound complications in women with episiotomies and second-degree tears. Evidence Rating Level: 1 ...

Amoebic liver abscesses, caused by Entamoeba histolytica , can rarely rupture into the pleural space, leading to massive pseudohaemoptysis. We report a case of a patient who presented with severe ...

They found that the proportion of patients younger than 50 admitted to the hospital with severe diverticulitis increased by ...

P HOENIX -- An implantable autologous cell therapy led to higher remission rates compared with standard surgical care in ...

Analysis of more than 5.2 million hospitalizations revealed a 52 percent rise in complicated cases among younger U.S. adults.

A comprehensive analysis reveals a significant increase in complicated cases of diverticulitis among younger Americans, ...

A 68-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with severe anal pain and fever. Computed tomography revealed pelvic abscess (PA) around a rectal carcinoma. The distance between the anal verge ...

IN TREATING patients with suppurative lung abscess the practitioner is often confused by the conflicting views expressed in current medical literature. Should such cases be treated surgically from the ...

Doctors in the UAE have warned that unlicensed medical and cosmetic procedures can cause serious and sometimes permanent harm. This comes after three women were arrested for running an illegal clinic ...

Many patients, unfortunately, make avoidable mistakes—delaying care, self-treating with ineffective remedies, skipping follow-ups, misusing antibiotics, or not managing chronic illnesses like diabetes ...

Learn about Bartholin’s cyst, Bartholin duct cyst causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Understand signs and ...

First admission. A sixty-five-year-old railroad conductor was referred from another hospital with a diagnosis of multiple abscesses of the lung. Eight months before admission the patient had an ...