Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration of Breast Abscess as an Alternative to Surgical Incision and Drainage

Authors

  • Md Nowshad Ali Professor & Head. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Bangladesh
  • Md Abdul Hannan Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Bangladesh
  • Shah Md Ahsan Shahid Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Bangladesh
  • Taibatul Kubba M Phil Fellow (Radiology & Imaging), Rajshahi University, Bangladesh
  • Dipankar Roy Medical Officer, Civil Surgeon’s Office, Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v33i1.49817

Keywords:

Ultrasound guided needle aspiration, breast abscess, surgical incision and drainage

Abstract

Breast abscess is the localized collection of pus in breast tissue. Various treatment protocols used now a day like oral drugs, hot compression, surgical incision and drainage and ultrasound guided needle aspiration. Aim of this article was to identify the ultrasound guided needle aspiration of breast abscess is an alternative to surgical incision and drainage by analysis of previous study reports. It was found that though ultrasound guided aspiration of breast abscess has some benefit than traditional surgical drainage but it not applicable for all cases.

TAJ 2020; 33(1): 1-4

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Published

2020-10-18

How to Cite

Ali, M. N., Hannan, M. A., Shahid, S. M. A., Kubba, T., & Roy, D. (2020). Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration of Breast Abscess as an Alternative to Surgical Incision and Drainage. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 33(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v33i1.49817

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Original Articles