BACKGROUND CONTEXT The notion that all patients with spinal epidural abscess (SEA) require surgical decompression has been recently challenged by reports of successful medical management of select patients with SEA. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify the independent variables that determine success or failure of medical management of SEA. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING This was a retro...

Introduction: Pelvic lymphoceles are a known complication of pelvic lymph node dissection after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). However, large symptomatic inguinal lymphoceles after RARP have hitherto not been reported. Case Description: We present the case of a 71-year-old morbidly obese man who developed large, symptomatic, bilateral inguinal lymphoceles after RARP and pelvic l...

SUPPURATION in the adnexa of the eye is always serious, as we can never be sure that the seemingly harmless stye may not cause a retrobulbar phlegmon, and subsequently cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis may develop on account of the rich anastomoses between the two areas. Every ophthalmologist can remember more than one case in which it was impossible to save the patient' life. Until recently, th...

BACKGROUND The objective was to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy and morbidity of the management of acute uncomplicated (no abscess or phlegmon) appendicitis by antibiotics versus appendectomy. METHODS Appropriate trials were identified. The seven outcome variables were overall complication rate, treatment failure rate for index hospital admissio...

BACKGROUND A solitary diverticulum of the caecum is a rare benign condition which was first described by Potier in 1912 1. Clinical symptoms are usually a manifestation of complications arising from inflammation, perforation or haemorrhage. Despite radiological imaging, a pre-operative diagnosis is infrequent. CASE PRESENTATION We report two cases of right iliac fossa pain associated with a s...

OBJECTIVES Infection involving the orbit, zygomatic space, lateral pharyngeal space, or hemifacial and oral floor phlegmon is referred to as cervicofacialvinfection (CFI). When diagnosis and/or adequate treatment are delayed, these infections can be life-threatening. Most cases are the result of odontogenic infections. We highlight our experiences in the management of this life-threatening cond...

Prostate abscess is a rare complication of prostatitis, typically observed in patients with conditions such as immunodeficiency, diabetes, urinary tract abnormalities, and chronic indwelling catheters. Gram-negative bacteria Enterobacteriaceae are the most commonly detected organisms prostate abscesses. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections rarely reported. The unique as...

Purpose: Dacryocystorhinostomy surgery may result in significant postoperative scarring. Although other surgical techniques have been developed that achieve a better aesthetic result, the ab externo technique remains gold standard for this procedure. We telephone survey to evaluate visual impact of skin scars associated with dacryocystorhinostomy. Methods: 470 patients underwent uncomplicated e...