The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

Doctors at KMC Hospital, Attavar, successfully treated a 43-year-old woman with severe endometriosis complicated by a pelvic abscess and sepsis. A complex surgery, involving a total abdominal ...

Understanding Fistula: Causes, Symptoms & Modern Treatment Options: A fistula is an abnormal tunnel-like connection between two body parts that should not normally be connected. In the context of anal ...

Spontaneous renal fistula to the skin is rare. The majority of cases develop in patients with antecedents of previous renal surgery, renal trauma, renal tumors, and chronic urinary tract infection ...

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 are ...

Fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and other nearby organs in the pelvis, which includes the bladder and the rectum. The MPESA Foundation is undertaking fistula screening and repairs of ...

Heart valve replacement has steadily increased over the past decades due to improved surgical mortality, an aging population, and the increasing use of transcatheter valve technology. With these ...

A fistula occurs when two organs or structures within the body form an abnormal connection. Fistulas can begin in various ways, but many start as an abscess. Abscesses are pus-filled pockets of tissue ...

For Halloween this year, we have a special treat for you. Medical historian Suzie Edge’s hobby is telling her hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok the true health histories of famous people ...