Lack of association of CT findings and surgical drainage in pediatric neck abscesses

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-239

  Malloy, Kelly M ^a   Christenson, Thomas ^a   Meyer, James S ^b   Tai, Steven ^a   Deutsch, Ellen S ^a,c   Barth, Patrick C ^c   O'Reilly, Robert C ^a,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scan; Neck abscess; Pediatric; Surgical drainage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; NECK ABSCESS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37648999023     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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