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Vol. 58. Issue 3.
Pages 105-109 (January 2007)
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Vol. 58. Issue 3.
Pages 105-109 (January 2007)
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Treatment of Peripharyngeal Abscesses by Means of Intra-Oral Puncture-Aspiration and Drainage
Tratamiento de los abscesos perifaríngeos mediante punción-aspiración y drenaje por vía intraoral
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Juan Pedro Benaixa
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pedrobenaixa@tiscali.es

Correspondence: Urb. Atalaya, 6, 1.° A. 41900 Camas. Sevilla. España.
, J.M. González-Pérez, M. Rodríguez Sola, Rafael Moreno Luna, I. Rando, F. Esteban
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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Introduction

Parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscesses are life-threatening infections, with a much lower incidence since the advent of antibiotics. However, they still represent a considerable number of emergency visits to reference centres where they are managed with various protocols to improve both morbidity and mortality.

Patients and methods

Medical records of 25 consecutive patients at our institution (17 adults and 8 children) diagnosed and treated with the same protocol for peripharyngeal abscess were retrospectively reviewed.

Results

All cases were managed using a minimally-invasive intra-oral approach, with resolution of the clinical findings and symptoms.

Conclusions

Puncture with intra-oral aspiration and/or drainage of peripharyngeal abscesses is an effective option instead of the external approach.

Key words:
Parapharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal abscess
Intra-oral approach
Neck CT-scan
Minimally-invasive approach
Introducción

Los abscesos perifaríngeos son infecciones graves, potencialmente mortales, cuya frecuencia de aparición ha descendido considerablemente desde el advenimiento de la antibioterapia. Sin embargo, aún representan un destacable número de urgencias en los centros hospitalarios de referencia, donde se emplean diversos protocolos para mejorar tanto la morbilidad como la mortalidad asociada a ellos.

Pacientes y método

Estudio retrospectivo de 25 pacientes consecutivos (17 adultos y 8 niños) diagnosticados y tratados de flemones-abscesos perifaríngeos (retrofaríngeos y parafaríngeos).

Resultados

El manejo de estos pacientes de forma mínimamente agresiva mediante el abordaje intraoral permitió en todos los casos la resolución del problema clínico.

Conclusiones

La punción-aspiración y/o el drenaje intraoral de los abscesos perifaríngeos son una alternativa eficaz al abordaje externo.

Palabras clave:
Absceso retrofaríngeo
Absceso parafaríngeo
Abordaje intraoral
Tomografía computarizada cervical
Abordaje mínimamente invasivo

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