Sunit Ninan George1 , Jinu Ibrahim Jamaludeen2 , Abdul Latheef Abdul Muthalib3
BACKGROUND It has been recently reported that breast abscess can be managed more efficiently with USG guided aspiration as well as incision and closed suction drainage (minimally invasive drainage of breast abscess) with equivalent results when compared to the conventional I & D. we wanted to compare the conventional mode of incision & drainage of breast abscess with the minimally invasive drainage of breast abscess in terms of post op pain, duration of hospital stay, resolution time, cosmetic appearance. METHODS This is an observational study conducted among 50 breast abscess cases, in the age group of 18 – 40 years, admitted under General Surgery Department of Govt. Medical College, Alappuzha, between January 2017 - January 2018. 50 patients included in the study were divided into two groups - group A - conventional I & D of their breast abscess, and group B - getting minimally invasive drainage of their breast abscess. Analysis was done using the SPSS software. RESULTS In terms of post-op pain, duration of hospital stay, resolution time & cosmetic appearance the results were statistically significant and it was found that the minimally invasive breast abscess drainage was better than the conventional I & D. CONCLUSIONS Primary closure and placement of suction drain (minimally invasive drainage of breast abscess) is a better method of breast abscess drainage when compared with the Conventional I & D.
