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drainage
Indications:
- deep abscess
- some cysts
- some hematomas
* drainage of purulent or infected fluid from a lesion may be essential for resolution
Procedure:
- drainage of a purulent or infected deep lesion
Related
incision & drainage (I&D)
Specific
drainage of abscess/cyst/hematoma of nose
drainage of abscess/cyst/hematoma of vestibule of mouth
drainage of breast abscess
drainage of deep periurethral abscess
drainage of dentoalveolar abscess/cyst/hematoma
drainage of extraperitoneal lymphocele to peritoneal cavity
drainage of finger abscess
drainage of lymph node abscess/lymphadenitis
drainage of ovarian cyst
drainage of palmar bursa
drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst
drainage of pelvic abscess
drainage of perineal urinary extravasation
drainage of perirenal/renal abscess
drainage of perivesical/prevesical space abscess
drainage of prostate abscess
drainage of salivary gland abscess
drainage of Skene's gland abscess/cyst
drainage of submaxillary/sublingual abscess
drainage of subphrenic abscess
drainage of tendon sheath digit/palm
laminectomy with drainage of intramedullary cyst/syrinx
General
general surgery
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999