However, it is possible for the cyst to become infected with bacteria. If this happens, a pus-filled mass called an abscess can form. Symptoms of an abscessed Bartholin cyst include: Around 2% of ...

Diverticulosis is a medical condition characterized by small sacs, or diverticula, in the lining of the large intestine. There is a chance that these pouches may become inflamed or infected ...

Abscesses, on the other hand ... rectal cancer, IBD, and diverticular disease. These procedures may include: Anoscopy. A lighted device called an anoscope is gently inserted and then expanded ...

Panel A shows a hypodense mass (asterisk) in the right tracheoesophageal sulcus with mild peripheral enhancement and adjacent fat densification, suggestive of an abscess. A 9-year prior chest CT ...

blood in the stool and crampy abdominal pain and possibly complications such as diverticular abscess, fistula formation, bowel obstruction or bowel perforation. After one episode or attack of ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...

“Complicated diverticulitis is defined by the presence of a more advanced disease, such as perforation, abscess, fistula, intestinal obstruction, or bleeding,” Bulsiewicz says ...