Is conservative treatment of deep neck space infections appropriate?

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 126-133

  Mayor, Guillermo Plaza ^a   Millán, Juan Martínez San ^b   Martínez Vidal, Antonio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscess; Deep neck infection; Medical treatment; Parapharyngeal; Retropharyngeal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS;

EID: 0035182489     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0347(200102)23:2<126::AID-HED1007>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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