Internal abscesses are typically treated under anesthesia where a doctor will use a catheter to drain the abscess. Pennington shared that he had surgery for the abscess on Wednesday and was ...

Anal fistulas affect about 2 in 10,000 people yearly, with a higher prevalence in young men. Most fistulas form due to blocked anal glands, resulting in infection and abscess formation. Fistulas ...

Dr. Brahma says the abscess was now pushing his brain from one side of his skull to the other. "He was still awake and talking to us, and things like that," he says. "But, the second day after he ...

If surgery is needed, a small incision will be made in the abscess. This will allow the pus to drain and for your doctor to remove dead cartilage and skin.

Once the abscess heals, either on its own or with treatment, a pilonidal sinus may develop. The sinus is like a pipe just under the skin with tiny openings to the surface of the skin. People with ...

A cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scan of the maxillofacial area revealed a collection of fluid in the man's lateral pterygoid, which was later found to be an infratemporal fossa (ITF) abscess. The ...

Credit: Spokane Police Department K9 UnitSPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane Police Department K9 is recovering from liver abscess removal surgery. K9 Haywire works with Officer David Stone on the SWAT ...

Ty Pennington is on the road to recovery after suffering a scary health emergency this week. The HGTV star took to Instagram on Friday to share that he was in the ICU after developing an abscess ...