Abcès du sein: privilégier la ponction-aspiration échoguidée [Ultrasonography-guided drainage should be considered as the first-line approach for breast abscesses treatment].
The abscesses of the breast are puerperal or non puerperal. The Staphylococcus aureus is the most common germ. The diagnosis is based on clinical criterias and confirmed by the ultrasonography. The percutaneous ultrasonography-guided drainage must be proposed in first intent to treat. Surgical treatment is still valid with a relapsing or chronic abscess, or after the non operative processes have failed