Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of parotid abscess.

Takahashi, André; Martini, Marcelo Zillo; Seo, Juliana; Neto Humberto, Gomes de Oliveira; Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi

Takahashi, André; Martini, Marcelo Zillo; Seo, Juliana; Neto Humberto, Gomes de Oliveira; Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-142935

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ABSTRACT

Ultrasound (US) has been used as a tool for parotid abscess diagnosis and treatment. The present article aimed to report a case of 72-year-old woman with parotid abscess treated by US-guided needle aspiration and conventional surgical drainage. Along with the clinical report, indications, advantages, and limitations of the method are discussed.

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Abscess/diagnosis; Abscess/surgery; Abscess/therapy; Abscess/diagnostic imaging; Aged; Drainage/methods; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration/methods; Female; Humans; Parotid Diseases/diagnosis; Parotid Diseases/surgery; Parotid Diseases/therapy; Parotid Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Parotid Gland/surgery; Parotid Gland/diagnostic imaging

Drainage; infection; parotid abscess; ultrasound

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Parotid Diseases / Parotid Gland / Aged / Female / Humans / Drainage / Abscess / Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Language: English Year: 2012 Type: Article

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