Open AccessUltrasound-guided needle aspiration of parotid abscess
Author(s) -
André Takahashi,
Marcelo Zillo Martini,
Juliana Seo,
Humberto Gomes de Oliveira Neto,
Élio Hitoshi Shinohara
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.102245
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , ultrasound , incision and drainage , fine needle aspiration , radiology , surgery , parotid gland , dentistry , biopsy
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.