Ultrasonography-guided Drainage of Tuberculous Abscess in the Retromammary Region: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.40.5.993
- Author:
Jeong Mi PARK
1
;
Seong Hoon CHOI
;
Hyun Ki YOON
;
Kyu Bo SUNG
;
Byung Ho SOHN
;
Sei Hyun AHN
;
Gyung Yub GONG
Author Information
1. Deparment of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Ulsan Asan Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast, diseases;
Breast, US
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Adult;
Breast;
Catheters;
Cicatrix;
Drainage*;
Female;
Humans;
Recurrence;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;40(5):993-996
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report our recent experience of successful ultrasonography-guided catheter drainage of a huge retro-mammaryabscess in a 27-year-old female patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. For breast abscesses, the pro-cedure can beused instead of surgery. Its merits are that it is easy and cost-effective, there is less scar forma-tion,outpatient management may be possible, and in reported cases there has been no recurrence.
