Utility of transoral pharyngeal ultrasonography for puncture drainage of peritonsillar abscess

Utility of transoral pharyngeal ultrasonography for puncture drainage of peritonsillar abscess

Key Clinical Message Puncture drainage is usually needed to treat peritonsillar abscess. However, inadvertent carotid artery puncture may result in devastating complications. Preoperative transoral carotid ultrasonography (TOCU) is useful to delineate the anatomical relationship between the abscess...

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Main Authors: Yuta Hagiwara, Takashi Araga, Yoshimitsu Saito, Yoshiyuki Sasano, Yuki Tamura, Takahiro Shimizu, Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
peritonsillar abscess
puncture drainage
transoral ultrasonography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2032
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Summary:Key Clinical Message Puncture drainage is usually needed to treat peritonsillar abscess. However, inadvertent carotid artery puncture may result in devastating complications. Preoperative transoral carotid ultrasonography (TOCU) is useful to delineate the anatomical relationship between the abscess and carotid artery. We present a case of peritonsillar abscess illustrating the utility of TOPU for safe drainage.
ISSN:2050-0904

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