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Lymphogranuloma venereum surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Needle aspiration or incision and drainage of inguinal buboes may be required to prevent ulcer or sinus formation. Patients with rectal strictures as a complication of LGV may need surgery to prevent bowel obstruction and bowel infarction.
Surgical Care
Surgical Care
- Needle aspiration or incision and drainage of inguinal buboes may be required to prevent ulcer or sinus formation.
- Patients with rectal strictures as a complication of LGV may need surgery to prevent bowel obstruction and bowel infarction.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Ceovic R, Gulin SJ (2015). “Lymphogranuloma venereum: diagnostic and treatment challenges”. Infect Drug Resist. 8: 39–47. doi:10.2147/IDR.S57540. PMC 4381887. PMID 25870512.
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