ObjectiveTo compare curative effect of catheter drainage following ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted rotary excision and traditional excision in treatment of granulomatous mastitis in abscess stage. MethodsA total of 38 patients with granulomatous mastitis in abscess phase from December 2016 to March 2017 in the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu City and from March 2017 to October 2017 in the Sichuan Provincial Hospital for Women and Children were included as a study group, who were received the catheter drainage following ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted rotary excision. A total of 38 similar cases from July 2015 to November 2016 in the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu City were collected as a control group according to the 1∶1 matching principle, who were received the traditional excision. The therapeutic period, postoperative appearance of breast, and recurrence rate were compared between these two groups. ResultsCompared with the control group, the therapeutic period was significantly shorter (t=74.000, P<0.001), the postoperative appearance of breast was significantly better (χ2=7.280, P=0.007) in the study group, while the recurrence rate had no significant difference (χ2=0.559, P=0.455) between these two groups. ConclusionsCatheter drainage following ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted rotary excision shows advantages in postoperative therapeutic period and appearance of breast and doesn’t increase relapse rate as compared with traditional surgery for patients with granulomatous mastitis in abscess stage.