Over the years, surgery has experienced a transition from being a trial and error-based approach towards evidence-based practice. To no surgically treated ailment does this truism apply more than ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Region 1 office is getting calls about strange growths seen on deer. Concerned citizens worry that these growths and abscesses found on deer are ...

Chronic cholecystitis is long-lasting inflammation of the gallbladder. Symptoms may include recurring abdominal pain in the upper right side, nausea, vomiting, and bloating. Cholecystitis is ...

The claimant had to be admitted to hospital thrice to treat a wound after an intramuscular Voltaren injection because of a chronic abscess. A Laudium general practitioner was ordered to pay R100 000 ...

A gum abscess is a pocket of infection in the gums or the space between the teeth and the gums. Bacteria may reach the area due to a dental abscess or another oral hygiene issue, such as periodontitis ...

A tooth abscess or a periapical abscess to be more precise is an infection that affects the tooth and may also affect the gums. Toothaches are always painful and especially a tooth abscess can be ...