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Various modalities of management used in the patients
| No. | Treatment modality | n | Success rate (%) |
| 1 | Open surgical drainage | 127 | 122 (96) |
| 2 | Percutaneous drainage | 26 | 20 (77) |
| 3 | iv antibiotics only | 16 | 6 (37.5) |
| Total | 169 |
Nine patients with open surgical drainage had to undergo re-exploration as they had recurrence of abscess.
