Pyogenic liver abscess remains a disease with significant mortality. Image-guided percutaneous drainage is appropriate treatment for single unilocular PLA. Surgical drainage is more likely to be required in patients who have abscess rupture, incomplete percutaneous drainage or who have uncorrected primary pathology.

Given that subtotal thyroidectomy provides an unpredictable outcome and that the risk of permanent complications is no greater than with total thyroidectomy, there appears little logical reason to continue to recommend subtotal thyroidectomy for the surgical management of Graves' disease. We believe that Graves' disease should join the increasing list of thyroid conditions for which total thyroidectomy is the preferred option.

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Ludwig's angina, although uncommon, remains a potentially life-threatening condition because of the risk of impending airway obstruction. Effective treatment is based on early recognition of the clinical process, with the appropriate use of parenteral antibiotics, airway protection techniques, and formal surgical drainage of the infection. We present a case of Ludwig's angina together with a brief review of the relevant literature.