Catheter drainage of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity6 @entity29 @entity292 @entity733
We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 55 @entity1 with @entity733 treated from 1980 to 1983 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The @entity1 were treated by placement of a 10F to 16F soft latex mushroom catheter into the abscess cavity under local anesthesia as an office procedure. The end of the catheter was shortened to leave 2 to 3 cm exiting the skin, and a bandage was applied. No sutures or irrigations were used, and the drains were removed an average of 12 days after placement. Antibiotics were not given. The @entity1 ranged in age from 17 to 76 years (mean, 40 years) and 36% were female. Four @entity1 had @entity6 , and eight had a history of @entity29 . Nine @entity1 had been treated previously for anorectal abscesses. There were no complications. Adequate follow-up was obtainable in 31 @entity1 (ten to 63 months; mean, 30 months). Eight of them (26%) were subsequently treated for @entity292 found after resolution of the abscess, and an additional eight (26%) had a second abscess form during the follow-up period. The average time to this recurrence was 20 months. Catheter drainage of @entity733 in selected cases resulted in healing with low morbidity and significant cost savings.
