This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
Ochsner Sherren regimen is used in: March 2012 
Select and explain. 
A. Appendicular abscess, B. Appendicular mass, C. Acute appendicitis, D. Pelvic abscess
B: Appendicular mass
Answer: B: Appendicular mass 
Explanation: Ans: B i.e. Appendicular mass Management of appendicitis & complications Ultrasound or abdominal CT scan may identify an area suitable for inseion of a percutaneous drain in cases of appendix abscess. Should this prove unsuccessful, laparatomy through a midline incision is indicated If an appendix mass is present & the condition of the patient is satisfactory, the standard treatment is the conservative Ochsner-Sherren regimen. The treatment of acute appendicitis is appendicectomy Treatment of pelvic abscess is transrectal drainage under general anaesthetic.