乳腺炎常见于哺乳期妇女，尤其是初产妇。 明确病因是有效治疗的基础，中西医对乳腺炎的认识均有独特的理论体系，并就病因理论进行大量科研和临床实践。在长期临床实践中总结出众多治疗乳腺炎的方法，主要有以按摩为主的手法治疗、中医中药、西药、手术、仪器器械等的治疗及联合治疗方法，这些方法各有特点，具有治疗彻底，损伤小和不易复发的优势。查阅近5 年治疗乳腺炎的相关文献，对治疗该症的各种方法做综述。

Mastitis is common in lactation women，especially in the primipara.To clear the etiology of mastitis is the basis for effective treatment.There is unique theoretical system for the understanding of mastitis in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. A lot of scientific research on the causes of mastitis and clinical practice has been carried out. In the long-term clinical practice，there were many treatments for mastitis，such as，massage technique treatment，treatment of traditional Chinese medicine，Western medicine treatment，surgical treatment and instrument treatment，and some combined treatment methods. These methods have their own characteristics，with advantages of thorough treatment，less damage and low recurrence rate.This study reviewed nearly five years of related literature for the treatment of mastitis.