Conservative management of deep neck abscesses in adults: The importance of CECT findings

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 894-899

  Boscolo Rizzo, Paolo ^a   Marchiori, Carlo ^a   Zanetti, Federica ^a,b   Vaglia, Alberto ^b   Da Mosto, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Regional Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; ENOXAPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP NECK ABSCESS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751421113     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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