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Intra-operative ultrasound-guided drainage of parotid abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Scott M. Graham ,
Henry T. Hoffman ,
Timothy M. McCulloch  and
Gerry F. Funk
Scott M. Graham*
Affiliation:
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of lowa Collage of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Henry T. Hoffman
Affiliation:
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of lowa Collage of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Timothy M. McCulloch
Affiliation:
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of lowa Collage of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Gerry F. Funk
Affiliation:
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of lowa Collage of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Scott M. Graham, F.R.A.C.S., University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 200 Hawkins Drive, E230 GH, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. Fax: (319) 356-4547
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Abstract

Parotitis complicated by parotid abscess remains a potentially life-threatening problem. Conventional surgical treatment involves incising the parotid parenchyma in the direction of the facial nerve until the abscess is located and evacuated. Intra-operative ultrasound greatly assists in localizing the abscess and in ensuring' its complete drainage. Expeditious and exact localization of the abscess reduces operative time. Equally importantly, ultrasound-assisted drainage reduces surgical dissection and the potential for facial nerve damage.

Keywords

AbscessParotid glandDrainageUltrasonography

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Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 11 , November 1998 , pp. 1098 - 1100
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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