Tonsillectomy for peritonsillar abscess
- VernacularTitle:扁桃体周围脓肿期手术切除扁桃体的探讨
- Author:
Lingbo LI
;
Lin LIN
;
Mengling WEI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Peritonsillar Abscess;
Tonsillectomy
- From:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2006;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the best timing of tonsillectomy for peritonsillar abscess (PTA).METHODS The clinical data of 326 cases with PTA were reviewed.Among them,167 cases (group 1) underwent tonsillectomy in the period of abscesses,the other 159 cases (group 2) underwent elective tonsillectomy.RESULTS In group 1,the mean unilateral bleeding was (10?2.3)ml during operation,postoperative bleeding rate was 3.0%, mean operation time was (10?1.2)min and mean hospitalization period was (8?1.1)d.While in group 2,the mean unilateral bleeding was (21?2.1)ml during operation,postoperative bleeding rate was 6.9%,mean operation time was (20?1.5)min and mean hospitalization period was (16?1.3)d.There were significant differences between the two groups in the bleeding amount,operation time,postoperative bleeding rate and hospitalization period (P0.05). CONCLUSION For patients with good general conditions and no contradiction for operation, tonsillectomy implemented 3-4 days after drainage of abscess shows obvious advantages than elective operation.
