Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of parotid abscess


Autoria(s): Takahashi, André; Martini, Marcelo Zillo; Seo, Juliana; Oliveira Neto, Humberto Gomes de; Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

27/05/2014

27/05/2014

01/05/2012

Resumo

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.

Formato

423-425

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9290.102245

Indian Journal of Dental Research, v. 23, n. 3, p. 423-425, 2012.

0970-9290

1998-3603

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/73310

10.4103/0970-9290.102245

2-s2.0-84870019139

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Drainage #Infection #Parotid abscess #Ultrasound
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article