Open AccessUltrasound guided drainage of submasseteric space abscesses
Author(s) -
Santosh S Gudi,
Jagadish J Sarvadnya,
Neelakamal Hallur,
B. C. Sikkerimath
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.110074
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , incision and drainage , ultrasound , surgery , drainage , metronidazole , fistula , radiology , antibiotics , ecology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasound guided surgical drainage in submasseteric space abscess of odontogenic origin without incision.