Office-Based Drainage of a Parapharyngeal Abscess with Surgeon-Performed Transoral Ultrasound.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/lary.32053 and PMC identifier 12230879.
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Abstract
A parapharyngeal abscess (PPA) was diagnosed and aspirated under local anesthesia using transoral ultrasound by an ENT surgeon. This case demonstrates that transoral ultrasound is a valuable point-of-care tool for both diagnosing PPA and enabling minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided drainage. Laryngoscope, 135:2375-2378, 2025.
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Drainage
- Parapharyngeal Space
- Pharyngeal Diseases
- Ultrasonography, Interventional