#CBCLIPS Episode 2: A non-healing neck abscess in a 14-year-old girl

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.


1. Case Presentation

  • A 14-year-old girl underwent incision & drainage of a midline neck abscess 2 months prior by another surgeon.
  • The site has not healed (shown below), and intermittently drains small amounts of thick fluid. 
  • Exam shows no redness, tenderness or neck mass.

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What would you do next? ▼ See Case Commentary Below


2. Case Commentary

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