Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of parotid abscess
oleh: André Takahashi, Marcelo Zillo Martini, Juliana Seo, Humberto Gomes de Oliveira Neto, Elio Hitoshi Shinohara
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01 |
Deskripsi
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.