Use of intraoperative ultrasound for localizing difficult parapharyngeal space abscesses in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-378

  Duque, Carlos S ^a   Guerra, Lisandro ^a   Roy, Soham ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neck abscess; Parapharyngeal abscess; Pediatric neck abscess; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANATOMY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALAISE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SYMPTOM; WEAKNESS;

ABSCESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; NECK; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; SUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846304292     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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